Vandal Kingdom

Vandal Kingdom was a state in Maghreb (North and West Africa) that lasted from 435 to 534 CE, about 99 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Germanic kingdom founded when Gaiseric's Vandals crossed from Spain and took Carthage in 439. Its fleet sacked Rome in 455. Belisarius reconquered it for Byzantium in 533 to 534.

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Facts

Dates

435 to 534 CE

Duration

99 years

Type

State

Region

Maghreb, North and West Africa

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Carthage

Came from

• Roman Africa 146 BCE to 439 CE

Became

• Byzantine Africa (Exarchate) 534 to 698 CE

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE
• Makuria c. 450 to 1312 CE
• Roman Africa 146 BCE to 439 CE
• Garamantes c. 500 BCE to 700 CE
• Alodia c. 500 to 1504 CE
• Nobatia c. 400 to 700 CE
• Byzantine Egypt 395 to 641 CE
• Byzantine Africa (Exarchate) 534 to 698 CE
• Mauro-Roman Kingdom c. 429 to 578 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE, South Asia
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE, Europe

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