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Map of Africa in 750 BC

In 750 BC, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 13 states, empires and other polities in Africa. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the Kingdom of Kush and the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt.

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States and empires in Africa in 750 BC

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Neo-Assyrian Empire Wikipedia440,000 km²480,000 km²900 BC–601 BC
Kingdom of Kush Wikipedia338,000 km²338,000 km²1000 BC–AD 346
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt Wikipedia166,000 km²166,000 km²800 BC–701 BC
Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt Wikipedia62,000 km²62,000 km²800 BC–701 BC
Elam Wikipedia60,000 km²60,000 km²3200 BC–601 BC
Greek City-States Wikipedia37,000 km²64,000 km²800 BC–AD 83
Phoenician Empire Wikipedia28,000 km²57,000 km²1150 BC–501 BC
Tabal Kingdom Wikipedia28,000 km²39,000 km²900 BC–701 BC
Sabaeans Wikipedia15,000 km²15,000 km²800 BC–AD 282
Kingdom of Israel Wikipedia13,000 km²13,000 km²1000 BC–701 BC
Kingdom of Judah Wikipedia4,310 km²4,310 km²900 BC–701 BC
Kingdom of Urartu Wikipedia4,180 km²160,000 km²800 BC–551 BC
Philistia Wikipedia3,290 km²3,290 km²1150 BC–701 BC

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 1000 BC

New on the map: Neo-Assyrian Empire, Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt, Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt, Greek City-States, Tabal Kingdom, Sabaeans, Kingdom of Judah, Kingdom of Urartu.

Gone from the map: New Kingdom of Egypt, Greek Dark Ages, Assyria, Babylonia, Neo-Hittite states.

What comes next: 500 BC

Appear by 500 BC: Achaemenid Empire, Carthage, Hadhramaut, Peloponnesian League.

Gone by 500 BC: Neo-Assyrian Empire, Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt, Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt, Elam, Phoenician Empire, Tabal Kingdom, Kingdom of Israel, Kingdom of Judah, Kingdom of Urartu, Philistia.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in Africa in 750 BC?

The map data draws 13 states and other polities in Africa in 750 BC. The largest by land were the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the Kingdom of Kush, the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt, the Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt and Elam.

What was the largest empire in Africa in 750 BC?

Of the states on this map, the Neo-Assyrian Empire held the most land in total: about 480,000 km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore Africa in 750 BC interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 750 BC, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

Africa in other years

Other regions in 750 BC