12th Century (1100-1199)
Sankore Mosque and University (c. 1100- )
Sankore Mosque and University is the oldest continuously-operating institution of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is believed that the...
Prester John
The legend of Prester John, a wealthy Christian king with a kingdom somewhere outside of the Western European realm, pervaded...
Kingdom of Benin (1200 to the present)
Benin, a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southwestern Nigeria, is believed to have been established before the eleventh century....
Timbuktu (ca. 1100- )
Located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and six miles north of the Niger River in the present-day...
