Mali Empire
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The Mali Empire was an empire in West Africa from c. 1235 to 1610. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its monarchs, especially Mansa Musa. At its peak, Mali
Terracotta figurine of an equestrian figure, circa 13th-15th century
Musa depicted holding a gold coin in the 1375 Catalan Atlas
The Mali Empire in 1337, including the location of the Bambuk, Bure, Lobi and Akan Goldfields
Tuaregs were and still are an integral part of the salt trade across the Sahara.
Ghana Empire
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The Ghana Empire, also known as simply Ghana, Ghanata, or Wagadu, was an ancient western-Sahelian empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali.
Mali Empire
…kingdom at the upper reaches of the Niger River, centered around the Manding region. It began to develop during the 11th and 12th centuries as the Ghana Empire, or Wagadu, declined and trade epicentres shifted southward. The history of the Mali Empire before the 13th century is unclear, as there are conflicting…
Column Tomb with remains of the corner columns still intact
Individual burial from the Column Tomb with isolated stele placed at the head
The Western Nile according to al-Bakri (1068)
The Western Nile according to Muhammad al-Idrisi (1154)