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In the year 1040, a new ruler of Ancient Ghana was crowned. His name was Bassi.
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In the year 1076, Abu Bakr captured Ghana's capital. He deemed the empire his.
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In 1236, Sundiata, who was a magician and a mighty warrior, became the King of Mali, and started the Malian empire. Which is a great accomplishment!
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In the year 1240, Sundiata, the King of the Malian Empire, demolished the capital of Ghana and took over the gold and salt trade.
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In the year 1240, Ghana joined Sundiata in becoming part of the Mali Empire. This would mark the end of an empire, but the beginning of a better one.
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In the year 1307, Mansa Musa, who was Sundiata's grandnephew became the new ruler of Mali. He was a very religious leader.
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In the year 1332, Mansa Musa died. He left Mali with a good economy, and it was the only country, out of all European countries, that had nationalism.
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In 1340, the Songhai Empire faught the Mali Empire to declare its independence. Mali would fall and the Songhai Empire would begin. Gao would become its capital.
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In 1464, Sonni Ali became the first emperor of Songhai. He was a Muslim and conquered many of the nearby areas. This would make Songhai the largest empire Africa has ever seen,
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In 1493, Askia Muhammad, now known as Askia the Great, became ruler of Songhai. He had no right being ruler, since he was not part of the royal family blood line, but he was anyway. Askia the Great was a strict Muslim who built mosques, religious schools, and even completed the five pillars of Islam (hajj and all) just as Mansa Musa did.
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In 1591, the Songhai Empire fell. They were defeated by the Moraccans because Askia Muhammad refused to modernize his army, which cost him and his empire.
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In the year 800, the empire of Ancient Ghana was officially founded.
