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Mali empire
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Mali empire

Trading empire that flourished in West Africa in the 13th–16th centuries. It developed from the state of Kangaba on the upper Niger River and was probably founded before AD 1000. The Malinke inhabitants of Kangaba acted as middlemen in the gold trade in ancient Ghana. Growing in the 13th century under the leadership of Sundiata, it continued to expand in the 14th century and absorbed Gao and Timbuktu. Its boundaries extended to the Hausa people in the east and to Fulani and Tukulor peoples in the west. It eventually outgrew its political and military strength, and many of its subject areas revolted. By c. 1550 it had ceased to be an important political entity.
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The Ashanti in West Africa traded with Europeans and measured their wealth in gold dust: the Ashanti king's gold regalia included objects like a realistic gold crocodile ornament, a late manifestation of shining arts that go far back in African history to the kingdom of Mali and, in 13th-century southern Africa, a Zimbabwean gold rhinoceros now in a Pretoria museum.
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Nevertheless, from his accounts, perhaps the greatest hardships were faced when he made the arduous journey across the Sahara to visit Timbuktu and the ancient kingdom of Mali.
The Travels of Ibn Battutah. (Reviews: Books) by African Business
 
 
 
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