Kings and Emirs - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi [Episode 6] 

God bless my African brothers and sisters worldwide, its time for us all to come together n live in peace. Love from Eritrea🌊🌊🇪🇷🇪🇷

Dear Zeinab as a proud Ethiopian with our culture and history, I would like to thank you very much for considering Ethiopia and Eretria in this edition. I believe through this series Africans shall develop a sense of respect and integrity for ourselves. This will create a strong public to public ties through understanding our shared history and tradition. In this series, you had tried to tell us a little about the Abyssinian middle ages. I believe your memories from the tour across Ethiopia and Eretria will be long-lasting. I had started subscribing to this channel and looking forward to seeing from all around Africa. Magnificent work!

In my European home country, Africa is only mentioned in history class when referencing Ancient Egypt or colonialism. I never knew about the civilisations of Kush or Aksum until now. Thank you so much for this wonderful series! Love from the Netherlands

This is the first time that I see a documentary who talk about the african history I’m so proud

Love from Bangladesh to Africa

Greetings from Russia! Thank you for this amazing line of videos about Africa, I greatly enjoy this excursion into the history and modern society of the completely foreign and unknown land. Great delivery and narration, amazing sights, interesting interviews - I am totally charmed.

Brilliant. No sensationalization of events to match with the usual narrative as we often see. In Ethiopia and in Eritrea different religion followers live side by side and there are intermarriages between them. The current Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali was born to a Muslim father and to a Christian mother. He followed the religion of his mother. Ethiopia and Eritrea set an example to the rest of the world.

Recently I learned that senior Jurnalist Zeineb Bedawi has her roots from Sudan, hence from the horn of Africa. No one feels us more than her. She is the best to make this documentary. Happy to see the truth between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Gods blessings to all our African brothers and sisters around the world 🙂

"Just as empires rise, so inevitably they must decline.." Remember that my people! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

I am loving this series. It’s keeping my brain engaged during lockdown. I’d love a second series covering it in more depth. As massive task given the rich history of Africa

I'm literally as old as civilization. Im still craying those ancestor genes inside of me. Half Somali, half Yemenis. Born and grow up in Saudi Now living in Canada. I love Ethiopians, Eritreans, and rest of horn of Africa #unitedwewin

When I saw Ziena on BBC I thought that she was an Ethiopian. To remind how we look alike in the horn of Africa. Now you Ziena is looking backward and linking the Historical traces to interpret how the Ethiopoans, Eritreans, Sudanese, Somalis and others around were living together . Politicians need to understand this for a coexistance and dreaming a United East African nations.Thank you Ziena Bedawi

I am speechless about the documentary film, its stunning. Just I want to say thank you to Zainb Badawi🙏

The presentation of these documentaries are of the highest quality. I am of Caribbean descent the island of St Vincent. Hopefully more of my people will watch this type of information.

16:18 relly Amazing blessed place proud proud to be ETHIOPIAN African

LOVE to Ethiopia from Sudan ❤️

No one would do it better than zainab bedawi . Respect Madam

Zeinab you are one of the finest journalist ever lived on earth , through this and other five episode documentaries you well linked your ancestors roots . To produce such outstanding documentary needs not only researches on written manuscript it needs great deal of self imagery vison enlightenment . Dear Zeinab it a very great work .

Zeinab Badawi, you are the perfect producer, I loved everything of the program. Your jokes and integration with so many different cultures in a short period of time and yet managed to adopt the new people in different places what a wonderful personality. I enjoyed every bit of it . Thank you very much.

Thank you zeinab for exploring, sharing knowledge culture and history that's amazing,I hope you enjoy your stay, throughout your research.love from Eritrea 🇪🇷

Thank you so much Zainab Bedawi for visiting and introducing our wonderful and proud ancient Ethiopia to the world!!! I must say I love your humor and wonderful voice listening to your programs on BBC radio!!!! You are beautiful in and out!!!

The history is so rich. I’ve been tracing my ancestral journey through history, I can see where many of my ancestors made a stop through the eastern part of Africa somewhere along the Arabian peninsula- my DNA also indicates shared linage to Ramsey III as well. So this series has enlighten me. Thank you so much-

Zainab what a balanced documentary! Enjoyed all of your documentaries. Thank you for putting everything in order. I am Eritrean born in Dredawa Ethiopia. I am part of this society and I consider it as a blessing to grow up in a multicultural area. God bless our nations. I miss my home town and people.

i am so much in love with this African history which has been hiden for so long. Thanks Badawi

Blessed be the motherland, Africa we will rise again

There is also another mosque in Zeila (now part of North-Western Somalia), which dates to the 7th century AD and has two Mihrab's one facing Jerusalem another facing Mecca, and it's claimed to be built also by Muhammad's companions after they sought refuge in Aksum.

Almighty and Everlasting God Please bless Africa! Let Africa rise back to its Glory! Amen

it is amazing old civilisation, it takes my breath away

Loved that dancing towards the end! :)

Dear Mrs. Zeinab Badawi .... you will definitely remembered in the history of humanity. You have done a nobel documentary that doesn't only offer a contribution to the evolution of humanity, but furthermore, offers a critical evidence that many generations have vanished due to greed for money that escalated to wars and extinction in many forms. This is a starting point to alarm the current generation about the future of humanity. When does that day come when educational institutions, and the world media show the benefits of peaceful coexistence. The humanity is quite thankful to you Mrs.Zeinab..

This is very insightful and informative. I like the patience with which the narrator applies to interview the participants. May Allah/God bless Africa, The cradle of civilization to all Mankind for such a rich History.

Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪

Great work from Zeinab and the team...Lots of eyes opening lessons. The similarities in the cultures of Africans from the East to West,North & South is strikingly obvious.

My sweet, beautiful, kind people. Too sweet for this world.

Great job Ms. Badawi in showcasing the amazing history of Dahlak, Lalibela, and Harar!

Zeinab Badawi and the team , Thankyou for such amazing documentary.

Axum was a great African kingdom.

"Amshu Al-Habasha" Makes me very proud that God chose Habesha people to protect Islam. Very proud Habesha ✊

Every young black boy and girl needs to see this and understand the great potential that they have. Ancient Egypt (dark-Africans) was the greatest society in history and it isn't even close.

These sites are breathtaking...great job

This churches can tell you who really carved the pyramids in Egypt was Ethiopian.Good Bless Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Eritrea🇪🇷 .

Zeinab Badawi and her crew of researchers, writers, camera and audio crews are outstanding! I've learned so much and very thankful to have found these History lessons. Thank you and may God continue to Bless you and yours.

Big thanks to BBC Africa and the amazing host Zainab Bedawi for shedding light on the fascinating history of East Africa!

Thank you for sharing all this information about these amazing people and how they traded for a social and expanding conflict and family life as we are today..2020 lockdown .. covid19.. peace and love to you all and blessings....

Thank you Zeinab for your in-depth look in the Horn of Africa, Kushetic Kingdom. Some new facts are being constructed which need to amend these historiography. I hope you will be back in few near years.

Africa, what a culture and history. God bless Africa and it's people.

Just I've shortage of words to describe your fantastic deed dear zaineb!!! Keep doing so, and fhanks a lot you are amazing.

What a beautiful, intelligent presenter. Love her voice

Thank you for your hard work Zeinab, it’s good to see this hidden history.

Zainab …you doing exceptional job for humanity. A heartfelt Thank you to you! Thank you!

"Your language is mixed just as you are" Love it, Zeinab Badawi breaking barriers.

This is great stuff. Thank you

When I hear of the Red Sea I can!'t help but think how Almighty God part it. It is so Awesome! Thanks for this documentary! BBC YOU ARE THE BEST!

The documentary ended at 13th century with the re-establishment of the Solomonic dynasty by Yokunu Amlak. What about the Ethiopian history after that? Upto the European invasion after the partition of Africa? The Oromo history in Ethiopia? Oromo is mentioned only once but has a critical history to understand the modern day Ethiopia. The balance of the core historical issues were understood and well presented. I understand some people feel missing historical facts and yes that is true. In the presentation of Southern Africa Kingdom in another documentary, Zenab narrates the Portuguese influnce to the end of colonisation by Europe and the scramble of Africa in the Congo documentary. The part that says: "Islam is as the history of Ethiopia as Christianity is" is central to understand the history of Ethiopia. To this day you can see the two religions living side by side tested with centuries of conflicts and tolerances. There are so much missing but I would say this serves as a good introduction. Great job Zaineb, UNESCO and BBC.

God bless zainab Badawi for this insightful documentary. U are really helping Africans milenias putting together all the missing pursules. Another great documentary.

The Adal Sultanate, or Kingdom of Adal (alt. spelling Adel Sultanate), was a Muslim Somali kingdom and sultanate located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din II after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat. The kingdom flourished from around 1415 to 1577.[1] The sultanate and state were established in Zeila (Somalia now) but Harar was acapıtal

You forget somalis because the largest territory in east Africa is somalian and they have long history from diredawa up to lamu kenya

Wow‼ it is so amazing, thank you so much for your hard work zinab badwi💗🇪🇹

All the kindness, respect and appreciation Zainab Mohammed Khair Al-Badawi is a world-class media outfit capable and distinguished. She loved the profession from her great media father, Mohammed Khair Al-Badawi, and he is one of the first Sudanese who worked on the BBC and she is an authentic and zealous Sudanese who presented Sudan’s history to the world in an attractive and wonderful way in a series The episodes of the history of Africa (the Kingdom of Kush) and continues to give a fortune to serve its country of origin, Sudan ..... You have love and praise

It presented very well and I am pround to be part of this story. Its shows that, how eritreans and ethiopians were civilized in the back centuries.

i love being ethiopian sm. i love my culture.

Sheikh Abaadir Umar Al-rida (Harari: ኣው ኣባዲር, Somali: , Arabic: الفقيه عمر الرضا أبادر البكري الصديقي التيمي‎), also known as Fiqi Umar[1] was Emir of Harar and patron saint in modern-day eastern Ethiopia. He is the immediate ancestor of the Sheikhal he is a well documented saint of Islam , he spread Islam throughout Ethiopia after his migration from southern Arabian Hijaz Province. Ar-Rida is the main figure in the Fath Madinat Harar, an unpublished history of Harar in the 13th century. According to the account, he along with several other religious leaders traveled from the Hijaz region of present-day Saudi Arabia to Harar in 612H (1216 AD).[2] Other sources however claim he arrived in 999 AD and became Emir of Harar.[3][4] Ar-Rida subsequently married a Harari woman, and constructed the city's Jamia mosque. source First Emir of Harar: Sheikh Abadir Musa Warwaje’le ^ Siegbert Uhlig, Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: He-N, Volume 3, (Otto Harrassowitz Verlag: 2007), pp.111 & 319. ^ Baynes-Rock, Marcus (2015). Encounters with Hyenas in Harar. Penn State Press.

Our Pride, Zainab, it's a such a treasure to exhibit, the Golden history of East Africa . What an interesting ,short and first hand narration that can have a valuable impact to uplift the existing and coming generations sense of identity and belongingnes. Keep the hard work up !!

Harar my home town ❤️

That's the same dancing we do here in America to Hip Hop Music! Same moves!

Thanks Zainab! This is my first time to watch and impressed by a documentary like yours, Unbilivablle presentation. I heard exactly what I know words from my childhood.

The best documentary ever Thank you BBC Africa

Wow, she went all in. I love the approach to the very sensitive topic.

Thank you zombie I enjoyed watching my country history 💕💕💕👍🏾

Thanks to Mrs Zainab & BBC media,...for your report documentary, its very higher value for muslim heritage history report. Salam from Indonesia. 💞👍

You are so terrific Zeinab. You put your share for writing and preserving African history. I knew you, when you did Hardtalk you were outstanding. I thought it was a demotion when they put you here but it looks perfect combination for you. your voice is a flavor and your knowledge of subject matter is a beauty of your film. I belief producing historical documentary film without computer graphics is half empty because it doesn't show full picture of the subject matter but not on your production. It is magnificent! You are amazing and a pride of African people even though you are British woman.

Thank you so much BBC Africa for educating me about historical facts ....

Great series Zeinab ! its a shame that you didn't show the full feature and insides of those magnificent Lalibelan rock hewn churches. I must say though that i couldn't imagine anyone today more appropriate to do these series of Africa. Well done ! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 👌🏽👍🏽

I watched all your six episodes with impressive interest, waiting with hope for the seventh. All episodes are impressive. No words to comment.

Zena Bedawi is my favorite media person. She is my pride, I love you so much

Correction : Adal sultanate was found in Zeila in Somalia. Also u can’t mention Harar and forget to mention Imam Ahmed Gurey . This guy conquered Ethiopian Highlands and slayed many Portuguese Soldiers.

Sheikh Abadir Umar Ar-rida his ancestor is the Sheekhaal sub-clans of (Aw-Qutub), This is my grandmother ancestor but grandma is from Zeila.

This history is heart warming. It’s about time we get to learn such a wonderful history .

Thank you for sharing this fascinating history. 💕🙏🏽✌️

I have also read that Zagwe was in fact founded by Gudit (Queen Judith) whom overthrow Dil Na'od the local Aksum ruler in Lasta and was succeeded by her son Takla Haymanot who was also the son-in-law of Dil Na'od in the late 10th century AD. Gebre Mesqel Lalibela wasn't therefore the founder but he expanded the Zagwe dynasty in Lasta and established it's great capital which was named after him. Thus questioning the story of Gudit being a Jewish leader who destroyed the great Aksum kingdom.

Good dokument 👍

islam indeed an amazing experience, thanks for sharing this gift..

Exceptional history telling and uncovering history that is not taught in any school in the USA. Living here is living a lie and this series is uncovering and educating us that are seeking to know who we really are. My DNA tests take me into 6 locations in Africa, 4 in Europe and at least 10 South East China and all of Asia and the Americas. Thank for this.

So basically, the Axumites (Ethiopians/Eritreans) sheltered Muslim Arabs for decades but when the Muslim Arab got powerful enough, they turned on Axumite and defeated them at the end.. damn, talk about backstabbing

On a side note,I will love to visit those sites, are there any Ethiopian/Eritrean tourist company providing such services? Such should post a link here.

OMG! It feels so good to hear your language in😊

💙 اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّــــــــــــــــــــدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّـــــــــــــــــــــــــدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّـــــــــــــــــــــدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّـــــــــــــــــــــدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، في العالمين إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ💙

We Africans we come from Kings and Queens

Credit Amadou and Merriam for the music, they worked way to card to be sidelined

I am very delighted to know about Africa with a new perspective. Very beautifully and effectively presented.

I appreciate Journalist Zainab’s efforts in promoting the history of Africa to the world. I have seen the BBC African History documentaries particularly on the history of Ethiopian and the Horn. It is really interesting particularly her presentation on the current cultural demonstrations of different parts of the Horn of Africa. But it is a disastrous presentation when we come to the history of Ethiopia. She even could not differentiate between Zagwe and ‘Solomonic’ periods. Above all, she confuses the Zagwe with the ‘Solomnic’ dynasty. But it was the ‘Solomonic’ dynasty (1270-1974) that shaped the Horn Africa for more than 700 years. All churches she visited in Aksum were built by ‘Solomonic’ dynasty. Surprisingly, she did not even pronounce a word on the ‘Solomonic’. The rivalry between Christians and Muslim kingdoms never been between Zagwe. I know she is an unexperienced on the presentation of the history of Ethiopia and the Horn but she could have been consulted by historians of the periods. When we come to her narration on the pre-Christian Ethiopian and Eritrean, her approach is diffusionist. She told us the story of the Sabean migration, which invite to believe the civilization of the northern part of Ethiopia emerges from the South Arabia. It would have been easy, if she could have checked in recent books on the history of Aksum authored and available in the libraries of London. She would have presented the contrary. Today, we are by far in a position to disprove the Hamitic myth. It is unfortunate if BBC, continue to present as she narrated the history of Ethiopia and the Horn with the same miss-interpretation, she is misrepresenting the history of the whole content. Please stop or diffuse the history of Africa with prudence.

The dancing was amazing.

Sultanate of Adal was established at Zaila at north Somalia not Harar.

what a wonederfull and porofessional journalist you are! I have a big respect for you dear Zeinab .your approach and respect of the people and their culture should be taken as a model to all journalists and any professions. I got a big lecture

Wow Zeineb , That’s wonderful African history amazing. God bless you again.

Let me correct you Zeinab. Adel Sultanate has nothing to do with Ethiopian. Adel Sultanate was Somali, Adari, Arab and Turkey. Our ancestor were from Harar. We have had so many saints in Harar who hails from Somali, adaris and Arabs

Sons and daughters of Aksum= Eritreans and Ethiopians

Zeinab is great. Thank you BBC

Thanks for digging the history may the Allah give you energy bring more and more historical