Peoples & MigrationThe 8th century

Peoples & Migration in the 8th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged peoples and migration — settlement, movement and displacement, narrowed to the 8th century — 5 of them, drawn from 5 nations, running from 700 to 740. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
5
Nations
5
Earliest
700
Latest
740
Africa
3
Asia
1
North America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. North America

    Bahamas

    Lucayan settlement of the islands

    The Lucayans, a Taíno (Arawakan) people, migrated from Hispaniola and Cuba and settled the Bahamian archipelago, eventually numbering perhaps 40,000 across dozens of islands.

    Era: The Lucayans and Columbus's landfall

    Sources: How Archaeologists Are Unearthing the Secrets of the Bahamas' First Inhabitants · Smithsonian Magazine, Bahamas: Local History and Genealogy — Research Guide · Library of Congress, The Bahamas — British colonization (History) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Africa

    Comoros

    Earliest settlement of the islands

    Austronesian seafarers and Bantu-speaking peoples from the African mainland settle the archipelago, occupying the islands no later than the eighth century CE and embedding them in Swahili-coast networks.

    Era: Settlement and the Coming of Islam

    Sources: History of the Comoros · Wikipedia, Comoros · Wikipedia, A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700–1900 · African History Extra

  3. Asia

    Laos

    Tai-Lao settlement of the Mekong

    Tai-speaking peoples migrating southward settle the middle Mekong valley, organizing into numerous small principalities (muang) such as Muang Swa, the future Luang Prabang.

    Era: Mekong Settlement and the Older Civilizations

    Sources: Laos: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Lan Xang · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. Africa

    Madagascar

    Bantu African arrivals

    Migrants from the East African mainland mix with Austronesian settlers, forming the Malagasy people and language.

    Era: Settlement & the Making of the Malagasy

    Sources: Malagasy peoples · Wikipedia, History of Madagascar · Wikipedia

  5. Africa

    Eritrea

    Beja ascendancy on the coast

    After the fall of Aksum, Beja confederacies dominate the caravan routes and coastal trade of what is now Eritrea, holding sway in the Massawa region for centuries.

    Era: The Beja, the Dahlak Sultanate and the Muslim Coast

    Sources: Massawa · Wikipedia, Massawa · Encyclopaedia Britannica