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Chad

Also known as Chadian

Chad is a landlocked country in north-central Africa named after Lake Chad. The region around Lake Chad was the heartland of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, while the east was the home of the Wadai Empire. The area was conquered by France in the early twentieth century.

Chad
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Kanem-Bornu EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Impact, SummarySokoto CaliphateSocioeconomyWadai EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Impact, DeclineHafsid SultanateSocioeconomy, SummaryKingdom of MerciaSocioeconomyHausa kingdomsImpact, SummaryFrench West AfricaSocioeconomy

Mentioned in 17 state histories

Daju kingdomBulala SultanateTunjur kingdomKotoko kingdomsKingdom of BaguirmiZaghawa sultanatesDar TamaDar SilaDerdeship of TibestiLamidate of NgaoundereSenussi OrderFrench Congoand 5 more

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Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chad. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chad
MLA
“Chad.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chad. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Chad.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chad.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Chad’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chad (Accessed: ).

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