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Yes Mai Idris Alooma was awesome. Before trading with the Ottomans there was tension over the Fezzan region which the empire dominated for a time. The Ottomans refused to give back the territory and Mai Idris turned to the Moroccans to acquire firearms. Strange enough the Moroccan Awald dynasty took the region and took out the Ottoman garrison, I have a feeling Mai Idris Alooma had a hand in this. Despite this the Kanem Bornu empire was still able to establish good relations with the Ottomans thus trading in guns. A fact some people don’t know is Eastern European slave soldiers were sent to Kanem Bornu too to be musketeers.
It really freaking sucks how most all of the sub-saharan islamic Empires fell before the scramble started. I sometimes think of how different history would be if the Kanem Bornu continued to have rulers as competent as Idris Alooma.
@@thevisitor1012sub-saharan ? Gods, I pray I see the day people stop using that colonial word. I believe the proper term you're looking for is "Sahelian". FYI , the sahel is ON the Sahara.
Other rulers who are underrated and need more recognition (in my opinion) include the below (there are more I’d include of course . Emperor Yekuno Amlak the founder (or restorer to some) of the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia. Damel (King) Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop a Wolof ruler who struggled hard against colonialism. Dud Murra the last independent Wadai king who defeated the French in battle a few times. Moribu Kindo Bai (African American king of Koya) Yusuf ibn al-Hasan of Mombasa Mwana Mwema of Zanzibar
@@samuelbeatsminecraft2049 Moribu Kindo was from Brooklyn New York, he arrived in Monrovia and joined the armed force of the Kingdom of Koya which already had some African American soldiers too. Moribu Kindo became general in 1835 and in 1840 he became ruler as Moribu Kindo Bai (title for king) as he married the princess of this kingdom. he tried to establish a republic and also defend the kingdom against the British and rivals native states and chiefdoms of Konya. He was successful in many battles but eventually the kingdom was overwhelmed by the British and taken over but I believe this was after him.
@@admirekashiri9879 Thank you for the knowledge! I was also doing some research on the kingdom of Koya and wanted to make sure if it was the same Koya you were referencing.
@@admirekashiri9879Gobekli Tepe is even older than the Mesopotamia. Gobekli Tepe is around 12,000 years old and also has pictographic writing and is not in Africa so the oldest pictographic writing is in Turkey from Gobekli Tepe.
Thank you for another great video, Hometeam. Kanem Borno deserves recognition due to its resiliency and longevity. Mai Idris Alooma was a fine example of a wise ruler. As per your request, it would be great to hear your take on the reign of arguably the most influential Pharaoh of ancient Kemet, Thutmose III, including his co-regency with Hatshepsut and the nature of his relationship with the frontier territories in the Levant. Thank you and stay blessed.
Nicely Done. Kanem Borno adapted to the modern move of trained armies and firearms for the security of his people that is why it lasted for hundreds of years
Loved this video. Never heard of this King or empire before. Until this video I had only heard of the two Kings mentioned in beginning of the video. Awesome to gain knowledge about other kings
Such a great video, Mai Idris Aluma was a definitely a great African king nice to see him get some more attention. Someone else I would suggest that does not get much attention is Nabiembali, the founder of the Mangbetu Kingdom. Nabiembali was a great conqueror who also helped solidify Mangbetu cultural identity. His kingdom was fragmented after his death as several of his sons claimed regions of the kingdom for themselves leading to a collection of Mangbetu kingdoms. There are many more but two that come to mind are Nyungu-Ya-Mawe founder of the Kimbu military state and Naa Gbewaa, founder of the Mampuru Kingdom as well as the progenitor of the founders of the Dagbon Kingdom, Nanumba Kingdom, and Mossi kingdoms.
Hey, great channel, and thanks for bringing this ruler to light. There are a host of states and important acephalous polities in Africa that escape notice from even dedicated amateur students of its history, and videos like these help rectify that. There are more underrated rulers than can be summarized, but off the top of my head, one underrated _kingdom_ worth a gander would be the Bonoman state from medieval times. It was a fount of the Akan people - who are too often thought to begin and end with the Ashanti - and was an important player in the Saharan gold exchange, along with planting the seeds for future Akan states. Unfortunately, it is almost entirely in the dark outside of academic circles.
Hi, What language was that in the beginning that lady was singing? Sounds like Haitian Creole. Thank you! I definitely understood a little of what she said.
For me it's probably Yaqub al-Mansur. His story starts with tragedy, and is filled with constant warfare. However, it ends with his empire finding peace and prosperity thanks to his tenacity.
The difference between the Kanem-Borno and the Songhay empires is that the former adopted firearms from the Ottoman Turks in the 1500s and continued to thrive until the 1800s when it declined and ended in 1900. Besides being located farther in the interior, having arms to defend yourself meant the French and British had a harder time conquering their lands. Regarding Saadi Morocco's invasion of the Songhay Empire, that has an interesting story as well. The Portuguese invaded and tried to conquer Morocco in 1578 but ended up losing horribly. Since they thought it was going to be easy, the King of Portugal came along but got deleted instead. Despite the victory, a defensive war is expensive and the Saadians needed money. Songhay (formerly known as Mali and Ghana) having gold mines was part of the reason why the Saadians invaded in 1590. The other was to gain control of the western 'Trans-Saharan Trade' route, since trade and plunder by Europeans along the African coastlines had reduced the flow of trade through the Sahara Desert. Ultimately, the gold from the region wasn't even enough or as high-quality to be competitive since the Spanish were plundering vast amounts from the Americas. Songhay from 1591 became a small fraction of its peak size and ended in 1833. The Saadians left by 1599 but the decline of Songhay-and with neither of its neighbors filing its vacuum-did damage to West Africa and which the Western Europeans only took further advantage from. It should also be recalled that the Fall of Muslim Iberia is what led to Spanish, Portuguese and Italians to sail abroad thereby beginning their Age of Colonization. The Ottomans largely boycotted trade with Catholic Iberia because of their genøc¡de and expulsion of the Moors.
I liked the part about his support for education. 'The Ulama'. I grew up thinking all African leaders were greedy and ignorant. These videos are enlightening.
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@@Yohahnhandz612Yeah Mansa Musa is even regarder as controversial by west African griots, because he dilapidated the kingdoms wealth instead of developing it(like how Soundjata did) and brought unwanted attention to the region. The famous pilgrimage to Mecca where he spent all that gold created a legend of African wealth which greatly attracted greedy and not very recommendable folks, and since his era wasn't too far from that of slavery and colonisation, a powerful black superstate could've fought better against slavers and colonisers(like when the chinese and Japanese fought western invasions). But instead the kingdom was destroyed and only chieftains remained to fight, which proved fatal since divided and not strong enough.
@@ze_kangz932 Just when you think you have a good understanding about the History of Africa, let alone West Africa….Wham!!! I greatly appreciate this information….Medaase Abusua (Thank you family) 🤲🏿💚
The art with the muffled soldiers with spears and without armor , seem wrong to me, because I’ve looked at museum pcs that showed them to be well armored up, where did that commonly used Ps of art came from.
The emperor of Ethiopia Amda Seyon. A Alexander the great of Africa, in my opinion. He fought in the front ranks with his troops and personally killed a would-be assassin with his spear after the assassin lopped off a piece of his armor
Seven African kings is jaja of opobo, sunni ali , MenelikII, king nana of itsekiri, samori touri, hannabel the great who conquer roman, usama dan fodio the religion islamic reformation,
Hey Guys, the free period of the ebook is over. A link was posted previously on community page.
However, you can still check out the book on Amazon via link in description.
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Would be great if you could do a video on the Najahid dynasty no one mentions it even though its around a century and a half of African history
Hey hometeam, i like the drum music at the beginning of the video, who is the artist?
king thanks 4 all ur content
Yes Mai Idris Alooma was awesome. Before trading with the Ottomans there was tension over the Fezzan region which the empire dominated for a time. The Ottomans refused to give back the territory and Mai Idris turned to the Moroccans to acquire firearms. Strange enough the Moroccan Awald dynasty took the region and took out the Ottoman garrison, I have a feeling Mai Idris Alooma had a hand in this. Despite this the Kanem Bornu empire was still able to establish good relations with the Ottomans thus trading in guns. A fact some people don’t know is Eastern European slave soldiers were sent to Kanem Bornu too to be musketeers.
It really freaking sucks how most all of the sub-saharan islamic Empires fell before the scramble started. I sometimes think of how different history would be if the Kanem Bornu continued to have rulers as competent as Idris Alooma.
@@thevisitor1012sub-saharan ? Gods, I pray I see the day people stop using that colonial word. I believe the proper term you're looking for is "Sahelian". FYI , the sahel is ON the Sahara.
@@UltramarinePrimaris You're right, I often find myself using the term for connivence, even though it's not completely accurate.
@@thevisitor1012 many people also use it in malicious intent but thank you for not doing it yourself
It is always a burning desire to listen to your Insight, truth stands alone..maat..
Other rulers who are underrated and need more recognition (in my opinion) include the below (there are more I’d include of course .
Emperor Yekuno Amlak the founder (or restorer to some) of the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia.
Damel (King) Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop a Wolof ruler who struggled hard against colonialism.
Dud Murra the last independent Wadai king who defeated the French in battle a few times.
Moribu Kindo Bai (African American king of Koya)
Yusuf ibn al-Hasan of Mombasa
Mwana Mwema of Zanzibar
Tell me more of the king of koya
@@samuelbeatsminecraft2049 Moribu Kindo was from Brooklyn New York, he arrived in Monrovia and joined the armed force of the Kingdom of Koya which already had some African American soldiers too. Moribu Kindo became general in 1835 and in 1840 he became ruler as Moribu Kindo Bai (title for king) as he married the princess of this kingdom. he tried to establish a republic and also defend the kingdom against the British and rivals native states and chiefdoms of Konya. He was successful in many battles but eventually the kingdom was overwhelmed by the British and taken over but I believe this was after him.
@@admirekashiri9879 Thank you for the knowledge! I was also doing some research on the kingdom of Koya and wanted to make sure if it was the same Koya you were referencing.
@@admirekashiri9879Gobekli Tepe is even older than the Mesopotamia. Gobekli Tepe is around 12,000 years old and also has pictographic writing and is not in Africa so the oldest pictographic writing is in Turkey from Gobekli Tepe.
Love this channel. So glad I found it. Happy so called Black History Month.
Thank you for another great video, Hometeam. Kanem Borno deserves recognition due to its resiliency and longevity. Mai Idris Alooma was a fine example of a wise ruler.
As per your request, it would be great to hear your take on the reign of arguably the most influential Pharaoh of ancient Kemet, Thutmose III, including his co-regency with Hatshepsut and the nature of his relationship with the frontier territories in the Levant.
Thank you and stay blessed.
Thanks again bro as always your work is very appreciated .
Nicely Done. Kanem Borno adapted to the modern move of trained armies and firearms for the security of his people that is why it lasted for hundreds of years
Loved this video. Never heard of this King or empire before. Until this video I had only heard of the two Kings mentioned in beginning of the video. Awesome to gain knowledge about other kings
Such a great video, Mai Idris Aluma was a definitely a great African king nice to see him get some more attention.
Someone else I would suggest that does not get much attention is Nabiembali, the founder of the Mangbetu Kingdom. Nabiembali was a great conqueror who also helped solidify Mangbetu cultural identity. His kingdom was fragmented after his death as several of his sons claimed regions of the kingdom for themselves leading to a collection of Mangbetu kingdoms.
There are many more but two that come to mind are Nyungu-Ya-Mawe founder of the Kimbu military state and Naa Gbewaa, founder of the Mampuru Kingdom as well as the progenitor of the founders of the Dagbon Kingdom, Nanumba Kingdom, and Mossi kingdoms.
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The central Sahel in general doesn't get as much attention as the western or eastern parts. Nice that you're shedding some light on it today!
hey man what's the name of the nigerian arist making those ancient african 3d assets for you in blender?
I would love to hear more about the trade empire on the east coast, but mainly Kilwa
Hey, great channel, and thanks for bringing this ruler to light. There are a host of states and important acephalous polities in Africa that escape notice from even dedicated amateur students of its history, and videos like these help rectify that.
There are more underrated rulers than can be summarized, but off the top of my head, one underrated _kingdom_ worth a gander would be the Bonoman state from medieval times. It was a fount of the Akan people - who are too often thought to begin and end with the Ashanti - and was an important player in the Saharan gold exchange, along with planting the seeds for future Akan states. Unfortunately, it is almost entirely in the dark outside of academic circles.
Hi, What language was that in the beginning that lady was singing? Sounds like Haitian Creole. Thank you! I definitely understood a little of what she said.
its a camerounian song she speaks in french and his native language , search :reniss- la sauce
Yes, it's Haitian Kreyol
@@FreedomBiafra thanks.
For me it's probably Yaqub al-Mansur. His story starts with tragedy, and is filled with constant warfare. However, it ends with his empire finding peace and prosperity thanks to his tenacity.
Have you considered doing a reaction video to TonyaTKO's video about Nigerians?
The difference between the Kanem-Borno and the Songhay empires is that the former adopted firearms from the Ottoman Turks in the 1500s and continued to thrive until the 1800s when it declined and ended in 1900. Besides being located farther in the interior, having arms to defend yourself meant the French and British had a harder time conquering their lands.
Regarding Saadi Morocco's invasion of the Songhay Empire, that has an interesting story as well. The Portuguese invaded and tried to conquer Morocco in 1578 but ended up losing horribly. Since they thought it was going to be easy, the King of Portugal came along but got deleted instead. Despite the victory, a defensive war is expensive and the Saadians needed money.
Songhay (formerly known as Mali and Ghana) having gold mines was part of the reason why the Saadians invaded in 1590. The other was to gain control of the western 'Trans-Saharan Trade' route, since trade and plunder by Europeans along the African coastlines had reduced the flow of trade through the Sahara Desert. Ultimately, the gold from the region wasn't even enough or as high-quality to be competitive since the Spanish were plundering vast amounts from the Americas.
Songhay from 1591 became a small fraction of its peak size and ended in 1833. The Saadians left by 1599 but the decline of Songhay-and with neither of its neighbors filing its vacuum-did damage to West Africa and which the Western Europeans only took further advantage from. It should also be recalled that the Fall of Muslim Iberia is what led to Spanish, Portuguese and Italians to sail abroad thereby beginning their Age of Colonization. The Ottomans largely boycotted trade with Catholic Iberia because of their genøc¡de and expulsion of the Moors.
I liked the part about his support for education. 'The Ulama'. I grew up thinking all African leaders were greedy and ignorant. These videos are enlightening.
I was wondering if you could do a video on the Manianga tribe og DR Congo
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King Shamba Bolongongo - Congo 🇨🇩
Shaka Zulu - South Africa 🇿🇦
Mansa Musa - Mali 🇲🇱
Osei Kofi Tutu - Ghana 🇬🇭
Oba Edwuare - Benin (Nigeria) 🇳🇬
Pharaoh Ramesses II - Kemet 👑
King Taharqa - Nubia 🩸
Askia Mahammad (The Great) - Songhai Empire - Mali 🇲🇱
Nabongo Mumia - Kenya 🇰🇪
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In place of Mansa Muss I'll put Soundjata Keita. And for the pharaoh Djehuti Messu iii(Thutmose III)
I never heard of Soundjata…..Thanks I am working on a new list of africa kings to study and that will start it off!
@@Yohahnhandz612Yeah Mansa Musa is even regarder as controversial by west African griots, because he dilapidated the kingdoms wealth instead of developing it(like how Soundjata did) and brought unwanted attention to the region.
The famous pilgrimage to Mecca where he spent all that gold created a legend of African wealth which greatly attracted greedy and not very recommendable folks, and since his era wasn't too far from that of slavery and colonisation, a powerful black superstate could've fought better against slavers and colonisers(like when the chinese and Japanese fought western invasions). But instead the kingdom was destroyed and only chieftains remained to fight, which proved fatal since divided and not strong enough.
@@ze_kangz932 Just when you think you have a good understanding about the History of Africa, let alone West Africa….Wham!!! I greatly appreciate this information….Medaase Abusua (Thank you family) 🤲🏿💚
Gobekli Tepe is even older than all three of those civilizations. Gobekli Tepe has the world’s oldest pictographic text.
Zara Yakob and his wife Eleni, both of Ethiopia.
Talk about Alaafin Abiodun !
The art with the muffled soldiers with spears and without armor , seem wrong to me, because I’ve looked at museum pcs that showed them to be well armored up, where did that commonly used Ps of art came from.
The emperor of Ethiopia Amda Seyon. A Alexander the great of Africa, in my opinion. He fought in the front ranks with his troops and personally killed a would-be assassin with his spear after the assassin lopped off a piece of his armor
Queen amaniernas >>> she defeated Rome.
If like to hear what you can find on the makua people from Mozambique
25th Dynasty
Seven African kings is jaja of opobo, sunni ali , MenelikII, king nana of itsekiri, samori touri, hannabel the great who conquer roman, usama dan fodio the religion islamic reformation,
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Two minutes worth of previews and ads at the beginning is too much. Keep that under a minute, please.
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Skip forward amigo
At 1:49 the free eBook ain't relevant anymore 😑