The Kingdom of Nri emerges in modern-day Nigeria
Author Onwuejeogwu suggested that Nri influence in Igboland may go back as far as the 9th century, and royal burials have been unearthed dating to at least the 10th century.
Kingdoms & empires
The Goryeo Kingdom unites much of the Korean Peninsula
It wasn’t until 1374, however, that the Koryo kingdom managed to unify almost all of what is now North and South Korea under its rule.
Humans of the Sailendra Dynasty in modern-day Indonesia complete Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist temple
Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple.
The Pagan Kingdom rises to power in modern-day Myanmar
The Kingdom of Pagan was the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern-day Myanmar.
The Khmer Empire comes to power in modern-day Cambodia
The Khmer Empire, the predecessor state to modern Cambodia, was a Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor which was the site of the capital city during the empire’s zenith.
The Maya civilization thrives in modern-day Belize
In the late classic period of the Maya civilization, it is estimated that between 400,000 and 1,000,000 people inhabited the area that is now Belize.
Ibadi Muslims establish an imamate in modern-day Oman
The Imamate is a 1,200 year old system of government pioneered by the Ibadi religious leaders of Oman, and was based upon the Islamic sharia.
The Abbasid Caliphate begins in the Islamic world
The Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled most of the Muslim world from Baghdad in what is now Iraq, lasted from 750 to 1258 C.E.
The First Bulgarian Empire comes to power
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed in southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries C.E. It was founded circa 681 when Bulgar tribes led by Asparukh moved to the north-eastern Balkans.
The Kalingga Kingdom flourishes in central Java
Kalingga was the earliest Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Central Java, and together with Kutai and Tarumanagara are the oldest kingdoms in Indonesian history.