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1590 BCE
Armies Invade from the North
by 1591, these invaders, using gunpowder weapons, conquered the empire. -
1400 BCE
A new empire in Songhai
In the 1400s, disputes over succession weakened Mali. -
1312 BCE
Mansa Musa rules Mali
The greatest ruler of the kingdom of Mali was Mansa Musa, who came to the thone in about 1312. -
1235 BCE
The Kingdom of Mali
By 1235, however, Sundiata had crushed his enemies, won control of the gold trade routes,nd founded the empire of Mali -
800 BCE
Ghana the land of gold
By A.D 800, the rulers of the Soninke people were able to unite many farming villages and create the kingdom of Ghana. -
100 BCE
Surplus leads to trade
By 100 A.D. settled agricultural villages were expanding, especially along the Senegal and Niger rivers around Lake Chad