The Kingdom of Yam — Egypt’s Lost Neighbors
February 26, 2026
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Episode 55 · February 26, 2026
The Kingdom of Yam — Egypt’s Lost Neighbors
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The Kingdom of Yam — Egypt’s Lost Neighbors
Summary
The Kingdom of Yam was a distant African trade partner documented in Egyptian Old Kingdom inscriptions. Likely located along ancient Saharan river routes, it prospered through long-distance exchange with Egypt before climate change turned green corridors into desert, isolating the kingdom and causing it to vanish from history without conquest or destruction.
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