Khoekhoe herders
Khoekhoe herders appears on the timeline as a people or culture of South Africa and Namibia (Central and Southern Africa) from c. 100 BCE to 1904 CE, a span of 2,003 years. Its people spoke Khoisan languages (Khoekhoe, San).
Khoe-speaking herders brought sheep and later cattle into southern Africa around 2,000 years ago. Dutch land seizures and smallpox in 1713 broke the Cape Khoekhoe, and German forces crushed the Nama in Namibia from 1904.
See Khoekhoe herders on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 100 BCE to 1904 CE
- Duration
- 2,003 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- South Africa and Namibia, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Khoisan
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- The Periplus describes Azania
- Ibn Battuta visits Kilwa
- Great Enclosure built at Great Zimbabwe
- Diogo Cão reaches the Congo River
- Kongo's king is baptised
- Vasco da Gama on the Swahili coast
- Portuguese sack Kilwa and Mombasa
- Founding of Cape Town
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Swahili city-states
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kingdom of Zimbabwe
- Zulu Kingdom
- Congo Free State
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Kilwa Sultanate
- Bunyoro-Kitara
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Moche (Mochica)
- Teotihuacan
Questions
When did Khoekhoe herders exist?
c. 100 BCE to 1904 CE, about 2,003 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Khoekhoe herders?
South Africa and Namibia, in Central and Southern Africa.
What language did Khoekhoe herders speak?
Khoisan. This family includes Khoekhoe, San.