Mmepeanya nke Sao

Mmepeanya Sao (nke a na-akpọkwa So) nwere ihe ịga nke ọma na Central Africa site na narị afọ nke anọ maọbụ nke isii BC ruo na ngwụcha narị afọ nke iri na isii AD. [1] Sao biri n'akụkụ osimiri Chari n'okèala nke mesịrị ghọọ akụkụ nke Cameroon na Chad. Ha bụ mmepeanya mbụ hapụrụ ihe doro anya nke ọnụnọ ha n'ókèala nke Cameroon nke oge a. [1] N'oge ụfọdụ na narị afọ nke iri na isii, ntọghata nye ụka Alakụba gbanwere ọdịbendị nke São mbụ. Taa, ọtụtụ agbụrụ dị n'ebe ugwu Cameroon na ndịda Chad, mana ọkachasị ndị Sara, Kotoko, na-azọrọ na ha sitere na mmepeanya nke Sao.

Mmepeanya Sao malitere na narị afọ nke isii maọbụ nke anọ BCE, na njedebe nke puku afọ mbụ BCE. [1] Ọnụnọ ha guzosiri ike gburugburu Ọdọ Mmiri Chad na nso Osimiri Chari. [2] Obodo-mba nke Sao ruru n'elu ha n'etiti narị nke itoolu na nke iri na ise CE.

Ọ bụ ezie na ụfọdụ ndị ọkà mmụta na-eme atụmatụ na mmepeanya Sao nke dị n'ebe ndịda Ọdọ Mmiri Chad dịgidere ruo na narị afọ nke iri na anọ maọbụ nke ise, echiche ka ọtụtụ n'ọnụ ọgụgụ bụ na ọ kwụsịrị ịdị dị ka ọdịbendị dị iche nʼoge ụfọdụ na karni nke 16 mgbe mgbasawanye nke Alaeze Ukwu Bornu gasịrị. [1] Ndị Kotoko bụ ndị nketa nke obodo mbụ nke Sao.

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