Wagadou
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Wagadou is the historical name for the Ghana Empire, a powerful West African trading state that flourished between the 6th and 13th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wagadou canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African empire
ⓘ
former country ⓘ historical empire ⓘ trading state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ghana Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Ghana
Ghana Empire ⓘ |
| capital | Koumbi Saleh ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coreRegion |
Sahel
ⓘ
Fouta Toro ⓘ
surface form:
Senegal River region
Niger River valley ⓘ
surface form:
upper Niger River region
|
| economyBasedOn |
gold
ⓘ
salt ⓘ tribute ⓘ |
| endTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Soninke people ⓘ |
| export |
gold
ⓘ
slaves ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | archaeological site at Koumbi Saleh ⓘ |
| import |
horses
ⓘ
metal goods ⓘ salt ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| influenced | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of trade routes between West Africa and North Africa
ⓘ
gold trade ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| language |
Mande languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Soninke language
|
| laterReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Al-Bakri
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Bakri
|
| mentionedIn | Arabic geographies ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of West Africa
ⓘ
history of the Sahel ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Soninke chiefdoms ⓘ |
| religion | traditional West African religions ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Soninke rulers ⓘ |
| rulingTitle |
Guinea
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghana
|
| startTime | 6th century ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Mali Empire
ⓘ
Sosso state ⓘ |
| tradePartner | North African Berber merchants ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.