Kikuyu people

Kikuyu people appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Swahili Coast and East Africa (Central and Southern Africa) from c. 1200 CE to the present, a span of 825 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its people: Bantu (Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda).

Bantu-speaking people of the highlands around Mount Kenya, whose Thagicu ancestors reached its northern slopes around the 3rd century CE. By the 13th century they had a cultural core around Murang'a. The Mau Mau revolt against colonial rule began in 1952.

See Kikuyu people on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1200 CE to the present
Duration: 825 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Swahili Coast and East Africa, Central and Southern Africa
Language family: Bantu

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Kikuyu people.

Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time

1331 Ibn Battuta visits Kilwa
1350 Great Enclosure built at Great Zimbabwe
1482 Diogo Cão reaches the Congo River
1491 Kongo's king is baptised
1498 Vasco da Gama on the Swahili coast
1505 Portuguese sack Kilwa and Mombasa
1652 Founding of Cape Town
1665 Battle of Mbwila

Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa

Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1600 CE
Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE
Kingdom of Zimbabwe c. 1220 to 1450 CE
Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE
Republic of South Africa (apartheid era) 1961 to 1994 CE
South Africa 1994 CE to the present
Congo Free State 1885 to 1908 CE
Kingdom of Buganda c. 1300 to 1966 CE
Kilwa Sultanate c. 957 to 1513 CE
Portuguese Mozambique 1505 to 1975 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East

Questions

When did Kikuyu people exist?

c. 1200 CE to the present, about 825 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Kikuyu people?

Swahili Coast and East Africa, in Central and Southern Africa.

What language did the people of Kikuyu people speak?

Bantu. This family includes Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda.