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Landmark Africa archaeological World Heritage

Robben Island

1658 CE – still standing

Island prison off Cape Town that held anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela for 18 of his 27 years in prison.

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1650 CE)
  2. No border recorded here in this snapshot (1700 CE–2026 CE)

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Landmark · Africa

Thimlich Ohinga

1400 BCE – 1900 CE

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Sand War (Algeria–Morocco)

1963 CE

Trade route · Africa

Atlantic Middle Passage

1600 CE – 1850 CE

Landmark · Africa

Thulamela

1250 CE – 1700 CE

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Nigerian Civil War (Biafra)

1967 CE – 1970 CE

Landmark · Africa

St. George's Cathedral

1848 CE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1658 CE and 2026 CE.

1684 CE Rozvi Empire Wars 1801 CE First Barbary War 1804 CE Fulani Jihad / Sokoto Caliphate 1815 CE Mfecane (The Crushing) 1816 CE Rise of the Zulu Kingdom (Mfecane) 1824 CE Anglo-Ashanti Wars

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Queen Nzinga Figure · Angola 1583 CE – 1663 CE Parícutin Volcano Landmark · Americas 1943 CE – still standing
Image credits 5 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Robben Island South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0
  • Thimlich Ohinga Wycondi · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Flag of Algeria Original: National Liberation Front of Algeria Vector: SKopp · Public domain
  • Thulamela Michael (Fihliwe) Denne · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Flag of Angola Original: Henrique de Carvalho Santos Vector: SKopp · Public domain