
Libya (IT)
Founded 1551 CE · attested to 1930 CE
Country in North Africa
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Libya on Wikipedia.
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How these dates were made
Real dates from Wikidata, checked against the atlas.
These are real dates: Libya (IT)'s founding is recorded in Wikidata, and accepted here only because they agree with the centuries the atlas independently drew it in. Wikidata records more than one founding date; the earliest is shown. No dissolution is recorded, so the closing year below is still the last century the atlas drew — not when it ended. The atlas itself draws the world at 2 moments in time, not continuously. The strip below covers those snapshots — 1920 CE to 1930 CE — which sits inside the fuller span above.
Elsewhere in Africa at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Africa
Robben Island
1658 CE – still standingPolity · Africa
Algeria
Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CEConflict · Africa
Kanem–Bornu Wars
700 CE – 1846 CETrade route · Africa
Atlantic Middle Passage
1600 CE – 1850 CELandmark · Africa
Thimlich Ohinga
1400 BCE – 1900 CEPolity · Africa
Angola
Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CEConflict · Africa
Great Zimbabwe & Mutapa Wars
1100 CE – 1629 CELandmark · Africa
Sofala
900 CE – 1600 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1551 CE and 1930 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits6 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Flag of LibyaVarious The SVG code is valid. This vector image was created with a text editor. · Public domain
- Robben IslandSouth African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0
- Flag of AlgeriaOriginal: National Liberation Front of Algeria Vector: SKopp · Public domain
- Thimlich OhingaWycondi · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flag of AngolaOriginal: Henrique de Carvalho Santos Vector: SKopp · Public domain
- SofalaMallet · Public domain