Africa in AD 600
This map shows the 10 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in AD 600
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Sasanian Empire
- Kingdom of Axum
- Ghassanids
- Himyarite Kingdom
- Lakhmid Kingdom
- Nobatia
- Alodia
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Makuria
New on the map since AD 500
Ghassanids
Gone from the map by AD 700
Eastern Roman Empire · Sasanian Empire · Ghassanids · Himyarite Kingdom · Lakhmid Kingdom · Nobatia
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Other regions in AD 600
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.