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Jan 1, 1062
Tenkamainia became ruler of Ghana
Tenkamainia became ruler of Ghana -
Jan 1, 1076
Invaders
Muslim Invaders captured the captial and Ghana began to crumble -
Jan 1, 1203
ghana restored
A king named sumanguru tried to restore glory to ghana -
Jan 1, 1235
The lost king was defeated
Mali gained power and they defeated the lost king in 1235 -
Jan 1, 1240
Ghana Destroyed
King Sundiata destroyed the captial of Ghana and took the gold and salt trade -
Jan 1, 1307
New Ruler Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa became the new ruler of Mali. He was very religious Muslim -
Jan 1, 1324
King going to mecca and wealth
He visited the holy city of mecca, as all muslims are required to do in their lifetimeHe brought thousands of slaves and hundreds of pounds of gold to show his wealth. He gave many gifts and became very popular -
Jan 1, 1332
Death of Mansa Musa and New Power
Mansa Musa died. He left behind an empire governed by law and a good economy. Also, Timbuktu became a learning center for scholars around the world. No european country had nationalism but the empire of mali did. By the fifteenth century, however, a bigger and greater power was on the rise -
Jan 1, 1464
New Empire
Sunni Ali, a Muslim leader of the Songhai, defeated the forces of Mali and became the ruler of the most powerful West african empire -
Jan 1, 1493
New leader, New Stuff
Songhai's brilliant leader, Askia Muhammand, took the throne. He encouraged learning, trade, abd increased the power of Songhai's srmy by forving neighboring communities to provide exta soldiers -
Jan 1, 1497
Pilgrimage to mecc,a New Help, Open Minded Polices, and Groth
Askia mada a pilgrimage to Mecca and returned with doctors, architects, scientists, and scholars to help build his empire. Because of Askia's open minded policies, Songhai gre and prospered. Songhai grew and prospered. Banks, schools, mosques, and court were for the citizens of Songhai. -
The End of African Empires after Spain Invades
The empire remained the most powerful West Africa had ever seen until 1700 when the invading force of Morocco and Spain destroyed the last of great african empire.
