// Modern era
British Africa
- Period
- AD 1885 – AD 1960
- Duration
- approx. 75 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1919
- Area (max.)
- approx. 10.7 million km²
Period and duration
British Africa — according to the map data from AD 1885 to AD 1960, roughly 75 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
British Africa — greatest extent around AD 1919: the mapped borders then cover about 10.7 million km², roughly 7.2% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1884)
After
- British East Africa
- British Empire
- Republic of Sudan
- South Africa
Neighbours around AD 1919
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1919 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- British Africa on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.