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Koumbi, the capital of Ghana is established.
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Tenkamenin becomes King of Ghana.
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After a failed attempt to return glory, the Kingdom of Mali defeated the last king of Ghana.
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As Mali took place as the greatest kingdom in West Africa, Sundiata becomes the king of Mali
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Mansa Musa becomes ruler of Mali.
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Mansa Musa brings hundreds of pounds of gold to Mecca, the holy muslim city.
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Ruler of Mali, Mansa Musa dies, leaving behind his empire governed with law and economy.
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Sunni Ali defeats the forces oof Mali, and becomes the ruler of Songhai, which makes the Songhai Empire the most powerful in West Africa.
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Askia Muhammad, Songhai's most briliant leader, takes the throne in which he made the empire stronger and better.
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Askia made a pilgimage to Mecca and brought many people such as doctors, architects that can change their empire.The empire remained having such great power until 1700.
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The forces of Morocco and Spain successfully invaded the rest of the empire, leading to a tragic end of the great African empires.
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The king of Ghana becomes a muslim around the beginning of the tenth century.
