The Empire of Ghana

By cs14smin
  • Oct 18, 1000

    ECONOMICS/GOVERNMENT

    Tenkaminen rained as caliph of Ghana. He exported gold, salt and ivory.
  • Oct 18, 1076

    MILITARY

    A group off muslums set out to conquer Ghana. They captured Kombui
  • Oct 18, 1087

    POLITICS

    A group of muslums gave up Kumbi to the sonike
  • Oct 18, 1203

    MILITARY

    king sumanguru ruler of a break away Ghanian kingdom overthrew the soninke king and took ever Koumbi. At about the same time a kingdom to the east called mali was gaining power
  • Oct 18, 1298

    POLITICAL

    Many other states and kingdomswere rising the same time as ghana
  • Oct 18, 1300

    MILITARY

    They were captured by the kingdom of meeli
  • Oct 18, 1471

    ECONOMIC

    The Portuguese arrived in Ghana, bring slaves and other goods from Senegal and Bennin, in order to sell them to the asante and other local people.

  • MILITARY

    The dutch attacked and captured Ghana which up to the point was the center of portuguese activity.

  • ECONOMIC

    A west african cheifdom (later part of Ghana) prospered from the trade of colonuts and slaves.

  • GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS

    Slave trade ended in ghana

  • MILITARY

    Ghana captured the burbertown of Oudoghast