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Thsi capital was established around 600 AD.
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, Ghanian farmers stopped raising dates, cattle, and sheep and started trading slaves, slaves, and gold with their neighbours, Arabians.
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the ruler of Ghana was Tenkamenin.His tremendeously big wood, mud castle had extraordinary sculptures, pictures, and windows. He ruled a very wealthy kingdom.
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Ghana was crumbling down from its empire and Sundiata, who was a magician and a warrior, became the king of the Mali Empire.
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Mansa Musa, who was Sundiata's grandnephew, became the ruler of Mali. Mansa Musa was also a very religious Muslim
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since Mansa Musa was a religious Muslim, he visited Mecca(holiest city to Muslims). The he ordered all Muslims would visit Mecca at least once in thier lifetime.
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Mansa Musa died. As he died, he left a good and stable kingdom and economy
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Sunni Ali became the next Muslim leader of the next empire which was Songhai. He also had the most strongest West African Empire.
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Askia Muhammad, the most intellectual leader, took the throne. Askia Muhammad also encouarged learning, trading, and increasing the power of army by forcing neghbouring places for a surplus of soldiers.
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When Askia Muhammad made a pilgrimage to Mecca, he returned with doctors, architects, scientists, and scholars to strengthen his empire.
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the invading forces by Morocco and Spain destroyed the last of the great African empires.
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Ghana's king was a Muslim; he also taxed things which passed throughout his kingdom for protection.
