Ghana Empire
West African empire based in modern-day Mauritania and Mali (c. 200–c. 1200s)
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The Ghana Empire was a powerful West African kingdom that existed from around 200 to the 1200s in what is now Mauritania and Mali. It matters historically because it was one of the earliest major empires in West Africa and controlled important trade routes, making it a significant center of wealth and influence in medieval Africa.
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13th-century disestablishments in Africa8th-century establishments in AfricaCountries in medieval AfricaGhana EmpireHistory of MauritaniaHistory of SenegalPolitical history of MaliSahelian kingdomsSoninke Wangara diasporaSpread of IslamStates and territories disestablished in 1240States and territories disestablished in the 13th century