<sod>The territory of modern [[Central African Republic]] is known to have been settled from at least the 7th century {{citation needed|date=December 2012}} on by overlapping empires, including the [[Kanem Empire|Kanem-Bornu]], [[Ouaddai Kingdom|Ouaddai]], [[Baguirmi Kingdom|Baguirmi]], and [[Dafour]] groups based on the [[Lake Chad]] region and along the [[Upper Nile, Sudan|Upper Nile]].<eod>
<sod>The territory of modern [[Central African Republic]] is known to have been settled from at least the 7th century <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldtravelguide.net/central-african-republic/history-language-culture|title=Central African Republic History, Language and Culture|website=www.worldtravelguide.net|access-date=2016-10-11}}</ref>{{citation needed}} on by overlapping empires, including the [[Kanem Empire|Kanem-Bornu]], [[Ouaddai Kingdom|Ouaddai]], [[Baguirmi Kingdom|Baguirmi]], and [[Dafour]] groups based on the [[Lake Chad]] region and along the [[Upper Nile, Sudan|Upper Nile]].<eod>