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Period: 11 to 1500
Hausa city-states, Yoruba kingdoms, and Benin
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Period: 700 to 1076
The Ghana Empire
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Period: 1235 to
The Mali Empire
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Period: 1235 to
Reign of Sundiata
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Period: 1312 to 1337
Reign of Mansa Musa
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1324
Mansa Musa's Hajj to Mecca
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Period: 1454 to 1492
Reign of Sunni Ali
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Period: 1486 to
Songhai Empire
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Period: 1493 to 1528
Reign of Askia the Great