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Kingdoms Of West Africa

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  • 1590 BCE

    Armies Invade from the North

    by 1591, these invaders, using gunpowder weapons, conquered the empire.
  • 1400 BCE

    A new empire in Songhai

    In the 1400s, disputes over succession weakened Mali.
  • Mansa Musa rules Mali
    1312 BCE

    Mansa Musa rules Mali

    The greatest ruler of the kingdom of Mali was Mansa Musa, who came to the thone in about 1312.
  • 1235 BCE

    The Kingdom of Mali

    By 1235, however, Sundiata had crushed his enemies, won control of the gold trade routes,nd founded the empire of Mali
  • Ghana the land of gold
    800 BCE

    Ghana the land of gold

    By A.D 800, the rulers of the Soninke people were able to unite many farming villages and create the kingdom of Ghana.
  • Surplus leads to trade
    100 BCE

    Surplus leads to trade

    By 100 A.D. settled agricultural villages were expanding, especially along the Senegal and Niger rivers around Lake Chad