Glossary · Term
Sorghum
Sorghum is a drought-tolerant cereal grain that was domesticated in Africa and became a staple across the savannah and Sahel. It sustained the populations of many African states. It appears in the profiles of the Songhai, Kanem-Bornu, Kongo, Luba, Lunda, Mutapa, Oyo and Rozvi empires, among others.
Mentioned in 24 profiles
Jolof EmpireSocioeconomyKanem-Bornu EmpireSocioeconomyKongo EmpireSocioeconomyKushite EmpireSocioeconomyLuba EmpireSocioeconomyLunda EmpireSocioeconomyMutapa EmpireSocioeconomyOyo EmpireSocioeconomyRozvi EmpireSocioeconomySokoto CaliphateSocioeconomySonghai EmpireSocioeconomyWadai EmpireSocioeconomyMakuriaSocioeconomyFunj SultanateSocioeconomyHimyarite KingdomSocioeconomyUnited State of RajasthanSocioeconomyHausa kingdomsSocioeconomyAjuran SultanateSocioeconomyKingdom of RwandaSocioeconomyKingdom of AnkoleSocioeconomyKingdom of BunyoroSocioeconomyBarotselandSocioeconomySwazi KingdomSocioeconomyZulu KingdomSocioeconomy
Mentioned in 4 state histories
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sorghum. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sorghum
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- “Sorghum.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sorghum. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Sorghum.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sorghum.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sorghum’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sorghum (Accessed: ).
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