Editing 1810s (section)

====Africa====
* 1810: [[Amadou Lobbo]] initiates his [[Amadu's Jihad|jihad]] in present-day [[Mali]].
* 1810: The Battle of Vieux Grand Port (''Great Old Port'') in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the Island of Mauritius, was the only naval victory won by Napoleon. This battle has very often been ignored by scholars, but was of great importance for the control of the Indian Ocean as a trade route between Europe and the East.
* March 1, 1811 – [[Citadel Massacre]]: [[Egypt]]ian ruler [[Mehemet Ali (Egypt)|Mohammed Ali]] kills the last [[Mamluk]] leaders.
* 1813: Following the death of his father [[Wossen Seged]], [[Sahle Selassie]] arrives at the capital Qundi before his other brothers, and is made Méridazmach of [[Shewa]].
* 1816: [[Banjul]], capital of [[the Gambia]], is founded as a trading post, and named Bathurst.
* August 27, 1816 – [[Bombardment of Algiers (1816)|Bombardment of Algiers]]: Various European Allie ships force the [[Dey of Algiers]] to free Christian slaves.
* 1818: [[Shaka]] starts to rule.
* [[Mtetwa Empire]] Expansion