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Period: 700 to 1067
Ghana Empire
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Period: 1000 to 1500
Hausa City-States, Yourba Kingdoms, and Benin
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Period: 1235 to
The Mali Empire
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Period: 1235 to 1255
The Reign of Sundiata
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Period: 1312 to 1332
Reign of Mansa Musa
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1324
Mansa Musa makes the Hajj to Mecca
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Period: 1464 to 1492
The Songhai Empire
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Period: 1464 to 1492
The Reign of Sunni Ali
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Period: 1493 to 1528
The Reign of Askia the Great