Time Line PHiLES Africa
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-2900 |
Egyptians sail out of the Red Sea |
| 800 | Arab sources describe Subsahara Africa |
| 1306 | Ethiopians visit Italy, possibly powerful anti Islam ally Christian "Prester John" (legend and Marco Polo put him in East Asia), put now thought to be Ethipian emperor |
| 1407 | European visit to Ethiopia over land |
| 1415 | Chinese Emperor receives giraffe from Malindi envoys, 1422 Chinese ships visit East Africa |
| 1499 | Portuguese reach Kenyan coast and proceed to India |