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The Empire of Ghana was said to be founded in 300 A.D. The founders of Ghana were probably the Soninke
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In about 500 AD, the Soninke extend their control over the city of Kumbi Saleh. The emperor chose the princes and officials.
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When Al- Bakri visited Ghana in 1065, He described Ghana's riches, "When the King gives audience to his people, to listen to their complaints and to set them to rights, he sits in a pavilion around which stand ten pages holding sheild and gold-mounted swords."
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After the crumbling of Ghana, the Mandingos who lived under the Ghana's rule decided to make "The Empire of Mali"
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The Kingdom of Zimbabwe is founded
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Mansa Mula begins to rule the empire, until his death in 1337
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The Empire of Mali's ruler Mansa Mula dies.
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The Songhai Empire is founded in about 1375, only to arise later on.
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By the early 1400's, the struggle of power starts to break down the Empire.
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Near the Niger River, Benin developed and controlled trade
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Sunni Ali who is the leader of Songhai, gains power of the trading city known as Gao
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The Portuguese attack East African countries, and start to control some of them.
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Due to power struggles, the Kingdom of Zimbabwe starts to weaken to kingdom, and soon it begins to fall.
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Songhai crumbles to the invaders of Morocco, after the leader of Morocco heard about Mali's wealth he decided to send an army.