Chapters › Turkiyya & Mahdiyya · Central Africa (CAR/Congo border)
Zande kingdoms
1700 CE – 1905 CE
Regional context · research in progress No source-backed narrative yet for geopolitics, culture & dominance, economy & trade or the regional power balance. Only the dates, capitals, events and citations shown here come from the dataset; nothing is filled in.
Approximate area of control
Research in progress No areas drawn: the file only has reference points.
Reference points
- Mbomu valley (anchor zone) [medium] — (ch. on Central Africa), in J.F.A. Ajayi (ed.) (1989 (abridged 1998 reprint on box)) General History of Africa, VI: Africa in the Nineteenth Century until the 1880s – Central Africa chapter pp. 300
- Uele (anchor zone) [low] — (ch. on Central Africa), in J.F.A. Ajayi (ed.) (1989 (abridged 1998 reprint on box)) General History of Africa, VI: Africa in the Nineteenth Century until the 1880s – Central Africa chapter pp. 300
Dating note
Approximate
Key events
- Avungara-ruled states straddling Sudan/Congo/CAR
Capitals / sites
Zandeland
Open data flags
- geopolitics: no source-backed text yet
- culture_dominance: no source-backed text yet
- economy: no source-backed text yet
- regional_power: no actors scored
Sources
- UNESCO International Scientific Committee General History of Africa, V: Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century UNESCO link [en]
- H.A. Ibrahim (with B.A. Ogot) The Sudan in the nineteenth century (General History of Africa VI, ch.14) UNESCO link [en]
- Wikipedia contributors Zande people Wikipedia link [en]