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Africa in AD 395

AD 395 is the year the Roman Empire was divided for good. This map shows the 10 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.

Map of Africa in AD 395 with 10 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in Africa in AD 395

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Eastern Roman Empire
  • Sasanian Empire
  • Western Roman Empire
  • Himyarite Kingdom
  • Lakhmid Kingdom
  • Nobatia
  • Alodia
  • Kingdom of Axum
  • Makuria
  • Kingdom of Armenia

New on the map since AD 295

Eastern Roman Empire · Western Roman Empire · Nobatia · Alodia · Makuria

Gone from the map by AD 495

Western Roman Empire · Kingdom of Armenia

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Africa in other years

Other regions in AD 395

The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.