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Jan 1, 600
Capital of Ghana established
Koumbi, the capital of Ghana is established. -
Jan 1, 1062
Tenkamenin becomes King of Ghana.
Tenkamenin becomes King of Ghana. -
Jan 1, 1235
Kingdom Of Mali defeats last king of Ghana
After a failed attempt to return glory, the Kingdom of Mali defeated the last king of Ghana. -
Jan 1, 1236
Empire of Mali rises.
As Mali took place as the greatest kingdom in West Africa, Sundiata becomes the king of Mali -
Jan 1, 1302
New Ruler
Mansa Musa becomes ruler of Mali. -
Jan 1, 1324
Mansa Musa visits Mecca
Mansa Musa brings hundreds of pounds of gold to Mecca, the holy muslim city. -
Jan 1, 1332
Mansa Musa dies.
Ruler of Mali, Mansa Musa dies, leaving behind his empire governed with law and economy. -
Jan 1, 1464
Songhai, A new empire.
Sunni Ali defeats the forces oof Mali, and becomes the ruler of Songhai, which makes the Songhai Empire the most powerful in West Africa. -
Jan 1, 1493
New King To The Throne
Askia Muhammad, Songhai's most briliant leader, takes the throne in which he made the empire stronger and better. -
Jan 1, 1497
Pilgrimage
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. -
Invasion Of The Songhai Empire
The forces of Morocco and Spain successfully invaded the rest of the empire, leading to a tragic end of the great African empires. -
King of Ghana becomes Muslim
The king of Ghana becomes a muslim around the beginning of the tenth century.
