Five Most Powerful Kings in African History

hello explainers today we look at five most powerful kings in the history of Africa [Music] a continent with a rich and varied history from the ancient kingdoms of Kua and Moro to the modern Nations Nigeria and South Africa Africans have played a significant role in words events these men wrote their countries with authority and made a lasting impact on their people and their region this video takes you to discover the five most powerful Kings in African history stay tuned Africa and its rulers commanded power and respect many of the continents Kings were Mighty Men they controlled vast territories and commanded large amuse they also had their resources to build impressive policies and monuments some of these kings were able to expand Their Kingdoms by conquering new lands others could maintain their power by forming alliances with other powerful rulers regardless of your stance Africa has been home to some of the most impressive leaders in history these men were responsible for shaping their countries into what they are today leaving behind a legacy still remembered centuries later unfortunately not all of them are as well known as they should be hopefully we can change this by presenting to you this video of five most powerful Kings in African history foreign [Music] was the third feral of the 19th Dynasty and route from 1292 to 1186 BC he is often considered the greatest most powerful and most celebrated pharaoh of ancient Egypt difficult not to find his name inscribed on runes throughout ancient Egypt as he was responsible for some of the most impressive building projects in Egyptian history he also fathered over 100 children through 200 wives and concerns which helped secure his place as one of the most powerful rulers of his time during his 67 year reign he let his enemies to victory in several battles including the Battle of Kansas against a yetis he helped establish Egypt as a mighty Empire and himself as a great warrior this battle turned out to be more of a draw but it was the first known peace treaty in 1258 BC he is also regularly associated with the Pharaoh from the Bible but there is is no evidence yet of that being the case he also initiated many buildings projects such as the construction of the temple complex at kanak and the ramizum which were meant to glorify him and his ring the vast tombs of ramizum at turbis Abu sambir and Kanas temples and hundreds of other monuments and temples are a testimony to his greatness many historians consider his Reign the Pinnacle of Egyptian arts and culture foreign [Music] was the first ruler of the ancient Mali Empire from 1235 CE to 1255 CE he was the lion Prince born to a noble family within the malinkan people Sandhya taketa wasn't an only child but aura's stories of his history claim he was a sickly child and therefore spared when the rulers of Ghana killed his brothers and eventually he became the leader in his kingdom gangba later on when the Ganan Empire tried to impose straight restrictions on the money League people sondiata United several different people of West Africa to start a revolt against Ghana's King the dance manguru keita's victory overs manguru commended his position and began the Mali Empire one of the richest empires in history once he began to rule he rebued his destroyed HomeTown near the sankari ni River the capital would become a trade hub for African and Arab traders under his rule he also created one of the first human rights shutters the Monday chapter which was passed down orally through the manly came people was also the great uncle of someone often considered mali's greatest ruler Mansa Musa the first [Music] next is Mansa Musa Mansa Musa was not originally supposed to take his place as the ruler of Mali but he eventually did born around 1280 EC Mansa Musa was the son of Fargo Lea the son of Abu back who was also a direct descendant of the sondiata keita Mansa Musa was the grandson of sandhyata keita making him the great grandson son of the first ruler of Mali he ruled from 1312 to 1337 easy and was a very paired Muslim he met a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 easy when helped to spread the word of Islam throughout Mali and West Africa however according to history these Pearl in comparison to his other achievement he was extremely wealthy as Mali was rich in gold and short Minds as a result he is considered one of the wealthiest people of all time he expanded mali's territory during his Reign by conquering and rebuilding 24 cities including timbuku a major center of learning and trade he also built mosque schools and libraries and encourage the Arts under his rule Mali became one of the most powerful empires in the world [Music] what is sunny aliba Sonny aliber also known as Ali the great established himself as a ruler of a small Empire in the opal Niger Valley near the capital of Joe he had to fan of vacancies from the Mali Empire during his Reign but saw expansion opportunities for his Empire when Mali control began to win Sony Ali was the Songhai Empire's first great ruler he expanded the Empire and increased its power during his Reign from 1464 to 1492. he created a robust student Sudanese trading empire that supplied the future Songhai Empire with prosperity and what he also conquered timbuku and Johnny two of mali's most important cities which allowed him to control the trade routes in the region the Songhai Empire picked during his role and was one of the largest empires in African history last on this list is amenote the third Amino tap the third also known as amenophys III and Amana Harper was an Egyptian pharaoh who ran from 1386 to 1353 BC he was the ninth King of the 18th dynasty of Egypt and is considered one of the most powerful rulers of ancient Egypt he was only 12 years old when he took the throne unmarried tear Who Rose to be his apple and took care of his Empire's Affairs while he was away on Military campaigns or erecting new buildings the third initiated a massive building program that resulted in the construction of many temples and monuments including the connoisse of memnon he also formed a peaceful foreign policy which led to diplomatic ties with mini Tony assaria and Babylon hi all hope you learned something subscribe share and like [Music] thank you

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Length: 10min 31sec (631 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 19 2023