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Polity Africa

Rabih az-Zubayr

Attested 1880 CE

Sudanese warlord and empire-builder

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1880 CE

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Anglo-Ashanti Wars

1824 CE – 1900 CE

Landmark · Africa

Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Morocco

Founded 789 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

First Boer War

1880 CE – 1881 CE

Landmark · Africa

Serengeti National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Ghana

Attested 800 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1880 CE and 1880 CE.

1880 CE First Boer War

And in the rest of the world

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

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Charles Darwin Figure · England 1809 CE – 1882 CE Argentine Civil Wars Conflict · Americas 1814 CE – 1880 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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