User:Scottfree001

Hello everyone. This is Scott. I used to work on Wikipedia as 4SHIZZAL or SCOTT FREE, but I forgot my frickin' password! I've stayed away from Wikipedia for a couple of years due to being busy with work. I was also tired of all the trolls on Wikipedia whom wanted to argue on every little point about articles they knew nothing about. Then Wikipedia started begging for money, and I thought...SERVES THEM RIGHT!

Recently I went back to look at a lot of the articles I started on Pre Colonial African history and, alas, like Wolverine in Old Man Logan or Batman in Dark Knight Returns, I see my absence has done more harm than good. I started working on Wikipedia to preserve the little know knowledge on African history, and I think I did that pretty well. But LOTS of inaccurate statements are being posted that are misleading or just plain wrong. I can't responsibly sit by and do nothing.

So I'm Back. Scottfree001 (talk) 00:34, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Recently Completed

 * Kongo-Portuguese War of 1622
 * Battle of Mbanda Kasi
 * Battle of Mbumbi

Library
Here is a list of my private library on African and African-American history. It's forever increasing. I put this list here for folks looking for good data on hard to find subjects.


 * 1. "Africa: a short history" by Robert O. Collins (Markus Wiener Publishers, 2006)
 * 2. "Introduction To African Civilizations" by John G. Jackson (Citadel, 2001)
 * 3. "Peoples and Empires of West Africa: West Africa in History 1000-1800" by G.T. Stride & C. Ifeka (Nelson, 1986)
 * 4. "Slavery and African Ethnicities in the Americas: Restoring the Links" by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall (University of North Carolina Press, 2005)
 * 5. "Exchanging Our Country Marks" by Michael A. Gomez (University of North Carolina Press, 1998)
 * 6. "Africa and Africans in the Formation of the Atlantic World, 1400-1680" by John K. Thornton (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
 * 7. "Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800" by John K. Thornton (Taylor and Francis, 2005)
 * 8. "African Arms and Armour" by Christopher Spring (British Museum Press, 1993)
 * 9. "Warfare and Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa" by Robert S. Smith (University of Wisconsin Press, 1989)
 * 10. "AFRICAN KNIGHTS: The Armies of Sokoto, Bornu and Bagirmi in the 19th Century" by Conrad Cairns (Foundry, 2006)
 * 11. "SUNDIATA: An Epic of Old Mali" by D.T Niane (Longman, 1995)
 * 12. "Amazons of Black Sparta: The Women Warriors of Dahomey" by Stanley B. Alpern (Hurst & Co Ltd, 2001)
 * 13. "Fall of the Asante Empire: The Hundred Year War for Africa's Gold Coast" by Robert. B. Edgerton (Free Press, 1995)
 * 14. "The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706" by John K. Thornton (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
 * 15. "Blacks in Antiquity" by Frank M. Snowden (Belknap Press, 1971)
 * 16. "Medieval Africa, 1250-1800" by Roland Oliver (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
 * 17. "Black Africans in Renaissance Europe" by T. F. Earle and K. J. P. Lowe (University of Oxford, 2005)
 * 18. "Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundaton of the Americas, 1585-1660" by Linda M. Heywood and John K. Thornton (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
 * 19. "Forged In Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers" by Joseph T. Glatthaar (Free Press, 1990)
 * 20. "Africa In History: Themes and Outlines, Revised and Expanded Edition" by Basil Davidson (Phoenix Press, 2003)
 * 21. "Great Zulu Battles 1838-1906" by Ian Knight (Castle Books Press, 2003)
 * 22. "History of Slavery" by Susanne Everett (Chartwell Books, Inc., 2006)
 * 23. "Equiano, the African: Biography of a Self-Made Man" by Vincent Carretta (Penguin Booka, 2005)
 * 24. "Monsieur De Saint-George; Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary: A Legendary Life Rediscovered" by Alain Guede (Picador, 2003)
 * 25. "African States and Rulers: An Encyclopedia of Native, Colonial and Independnt States and Rulers Past and Present" by John Stewart (McFarland, 1989)
 * 26. "Timbuktu: The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold" by Marq De Villiers & Sheila Hirtle (Walker, 2007)
 * 27. "History of Africa" by Kevin Shillington (St. Martin's Press, 1995)
 * 28. "Historical Atlas of the Ancient World: 4,000,000 BC - 500 BC" by John Haywood (Barnes & Noble, 2000)
 * 29. "Historical Atlas of the Classical World: 500 BC - AD 600" by John Haywood (Barnes & Noble, 2002)
 * 30. "Historical Atlas of the Medieval World: AD 600 - 1492" by John Haywood (Barnes & Noble, 2002)
 * 31. "Historical Atlas of the Early Modern World: 1492 - 1783" by John Haywood (Barnes & Noble, 2002)
 * 32. "Historical Atlas of the 19th Century World: 1783 - 1914" by John Haywood (Barnes & Noble, 2002)
 * 33. "Historical Atlas of the 20th Century World: 1900 - 1999" by John Haywood (MetroBooks, 2001)

Africa Through the Ages

 * Stone Age Africa 150,000 years ago (Modern Humans Arrive) - 600 B.C. (Nubia begins spreading Iron technology)
 * Iron Age Africa 600 B.C. (Nubia begins spreading Iron technology) - 1600 (End of the great empires)
 * Transition Age Africa 1600 (End of the great empires) - NOW.

African Monuments

 * Great Pyramid of Giza completed in 2560 B.C.
 * Abu Simbel built in 1284 B.C.
 * Yeha Ruins built around 800 B.C.
 * King Ezana's Stele built around 330 A.D.
 * Great Mosque of Djenné first built around 1200 A.D.
 * Bete Giyorgis Church built around 1200 A.D.
 * Sankore Madrasah first built in 1300 A.D.
 * Djinguereber Mosque built in 1327 A.D.
 * Ruins of Great Zimbabwe completed by 1400 A.D.
 * Sidi Yahya Mosque built in 1440 A.D.
 * Tomb of Askia built in 1538 A.D.
 * Fasil Ghebbi built in 1630s A.D.

Great African Men in History

 * Mansa Sogolon Djata
 * Askia Mohammad I
 * MweneKongo Pedro II of Kongo
 * Mai Idris Alooma
 * Negus Yohannes IV of Ethiopia

Great African Women in History

 * Kandake Amanirenas
 * Queen Gudit
 * Princess Yennenga
 * Gimbiya Amina
 * Ngola a Kiluanje Nzinga Mbande

African Historic Wars

 * Abyssinian–Adal War (1529 - 1543)
 * War of Ndongo Succession (1624 - 1656)
 * Kongo Civil War (1665 - 1709)
 * Ashanti-Akim-Akwapim War (1814 - 1816)
 * Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
 * First Mandingo War (1883 - 1886)
 * First Franco-Dahomean War (1890)
 * Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892 - 1894)
 * Second Mandingo War (1894 - 1895)
 * First Italo–Ethiopian War (1895 - 1896)
 * Third Mandingo War (1898)

African Historic Battles

 * First Battle of Dongola (642)
 * Second Battle of Dongola (652)
 * Battle of Garni-Kiyala (1507)
 * Battle of Mbanza Kongo (1509)
 * Battle of Tondibi (March 13, 1591)
 * Battle of Jenné (April 26, 1599)
 * Battle of Mbumbi (1622)
 * Battle of Mbwila (October 29, 1665)
 * Battle of Katole (September 4, 1681)
 * Battle of Feyiase (1701)
 * Battle of the Dindar River (1738)
 * Battle of Atakpamé (1764)
 * Battle of Tsuntua (1804)
 * Battle of Noukouma (March 21, 1818)
 * Battle of Segou (March 10, 1861)
 * Battle of Kansala (May 13, 1867)
 * Battle of Dekheule (1869)
 * Battle of Woyowayanko (April 2, 1882)
 * First Battle of Jenné (February 24, 1891)
 * Second Battle of Jenné (April 11-April 12, 1893)
 * Battle of Poredaka (1896)

African Empires

 * Egyptian Empire (1570 BC - 1070 BC)
 * Kushite Empire (780 BC - 656 BC)
 * Carthaginian Empire (575 BC - 146 BC)
 * Ptolemaic Empire (305 BC - 30 BC)
 * Aksumite Empire (50 - 937)
 * Makuria 340s AD to 1312 AD
 * Kanem Empire (700 - 1376)
 * Wagadou Empire (750 - 1076)
 * Fatimid Caliphate (910 - 1171)
 * Almoravid Caliphate (1061 - 1147)
 * Almohad Caliphate (1121 - 1269)
 * Mali Empire (1235 - 1610)
 * Mamluk Sultanate (1250 - 1517)
 * Ethiopian Empire (1137 - 1974)
 * Songhai Empire (1340 - 1591)
 * Jolof Empire (1360 - 1549)
 * Bornu Empire (1396 - 1893)
 * Oyo Empire (1400 - 1835)
 * Adal Sultanate (1415 - 1555)
 * Benin Empire (1440 - 1897)
 * Sennar Sultanate (1502 - 1821)
 * Kaabu Empire (1537 - 1867)
 * Luba Empire (1585 - 1885)
 * Lunda Empire (1660 - 1887)
 * Aro Confederacy (1690 - 1902)
 * Asante Union (1701 - 1894)
 * Kong Empire (1710 - 1894)
 * Bamana Empire (1712 - 1861)
 * Sokoto Caliphate (1804 - 1903)
 * Liberian Republic (1847 - 1980)
 * Toucouleur Empire (1861 -1890)
 * Wassoulou Empire (1878 - 1898)

African Kingdoms

 * Old Kingdom Egypt 3150 BC to 2134 BC
 * Middle Kingdom Egypt 2040 BC to 1640 BC
 * Damot 800 BC to 400s BC
 * Numidia 202 BC to 46 BC
 * Nobatia 350 AD to 600 AD
 * Alodia 600 AD to 1504 AD
 * Takrur Kingdom 800 to 1280s
 * Hausa Kingdoms 998 to 1808
 * Mapungubwe Kingdom 1075 to 1220
 * Tengkodogo Kingdom 1120 to 1894
 * Marinid Sultanate 1215 to 1465
 * Zimbabwe Kingdom 1220 to 1450
 * Nri Kingdom 1225 to 1911
 * Mankessim Kingdom 1252 to 1873
 * Yatenga Kingdom 1333 to 1895
 * Bamum Kingdom 1394 to 1884
 * Kongo Kingdom 1395 to 1857
 * Wagadougou Kingdom 1441 to 1895
 * Mutapa Kingdom 1430 to 1760
 * Butua Kingdom 1450 to 1660
 * Gyaaman Kingdom 1450 to 1895
 * Kingdom of Fez 1472 - 1554
 * Saalum Kingdom 1493 to 1850
 * Mandara Kingdom before 1500s to 1902
 * Kingdom of Koya 1505 to 1896
 * Denanke Kingdom 1514 to 1776
 * Kingdom of Baguirmi 1522 to 1897
 * Cayor Kingdom 1549 to 1868
 * Kingdom of Loango 1550 to 1885
 * Kingdom of Ndongo 1556 to 1629
 * Dendi Kingdom 1591 to 1901
 * Anziku Kingdom before 1600s to 1880
 * Sultanate of Darfur 1603-1874
 * Kasanje Kingdom 1620 to 1911
 * Kuba Kingdom 1625 to 1900
 * Matamba Kingdom 1631 to 1744
 * Ouaddai Kingdom 1635 to 1912
 * Kingdom of Dahomey 1650 to 1894
 * Igala Kingdom 1650 to 1901
 * Kenedougou Kingdom 1650 to 1898
 * Khasso Kingdom 1681 to 1880
 * Orungu Kingdom before 1700s to 1927
 * Futa Djallon Kingdom 1725 to 1896
 * Kaarta Kingdom 1753 to 1854
 * Futa Toro Kingdom 1776 to 1891
 * Merina Kingdom 1791 to 1896
 * Zulu Kingdom 1817 to 1879