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Jan 1, 600
Capital of Ghana
The capital of Ghana,Koumbi,was establisharound 600AD. -
Jan 1, 700
Ghana trade
Ghana people started as farmers,but due to the droughts caused by the expansion of the Sahara Desert they stopped raiseing sheep,cattle,dates and started tradeing ivory,slaves,and gold with arabs from the north and east. -
Jan 1, 1062
Tenkamenin became the ruler of Ghana
Tenkamenin became leader of Ghana, he lived in a large wood and mud castle that had beautiful sclupters,windows,and pictures painted by royal artiast.He created prisons,temples,and impresive tombs. -
Jan 1, 1203
Ghanas fall
A king named Sumanguru tried to continue and re-establish where King Tenkamenin had left of in 1062,but soon muslim invaders defeated Sumanguru.Mali began gaining power. -
Jan 1, 1236
Mali became greatest kingdom in West Africa.
Sudiata,a magician and a warrior,became king of Mali. -
Jan 1, 1240
Mali's salt and gold trade
Sundiata destroyed and defeated Ghana and took over salt and gold trade. -
Jan 1, 1307
Mali's new king
In 1307 Sudiata grandnephew became ruler.He made Hajj to Mecca and became famas.His reason for his fame was because he brought thousands of slaves,hundreds of thousands of gold to show his wealth,and gave gifts. -
Jan 1, 1332
Death of Mansa Musa,King of Mali
Mansa Musa died in 1332, leaving behind an governed by law and a good economy.Yet no other country had more patriotism than Mali in the time Mansa Musa died.The Songhai empire, a bigger and greater powered empire was on the rise in the fifteenth century. -
Feb 7, 1464
Suni Ali
A mulsim leader of the Songhai, defeated the forces of Mali -
Feb 7, 1493
Songhai most brilliant
Askia Muhammad,took the throne. He encouraged learning,trade and increased power of Songhai army. -
Feb 7, 1497
Pilgrimage to mecca.
Askia made a prilgrimage to mecca and came back with doctors,architects,scientist,and scholors -
Invading
The invedading forces of Morocco and Spain destroyed the lost and the great Empires of Africa
