Ghana Empire
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The Ghana Empire was a powerful and wealthy medieval West African kingdom known for its control of trans-Saharan gold and salt trade routes between the 6th and 13th centuries.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical empire
→
medieval West African state → precolonial African polity → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ancient Ghana
→
Wagadou → |
| associatedPeople |
Soninke
→
|
| capital |
Koumbi Saleh
→
|
| commonerReligion |
traditional African religions
→
|
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| controlledTradeRoute |
trans-Saharan caravan routes
→
|
| coreRegion |
Sahel
→
upper Niger River region → upper Senegal River region → |
| currencyForm |
gold dust
→
|
| declineCause |
external attacks
→
internal fragmentation → shifts in trade routes → |
| eliteReligion |
Islam
→
|
| endTime |
13th century
→
|
| exportedCommodity |
gold
→
|
| floruit |
10th century
→
11th century → 9th century → |
| governmentType |
centralized kingdom
→
|
| importedCommodity |
horses
→
salt → textiles → |
| knownFromSource |
Al-Bakri
→
Al-Idrisi → Arabic geographers → Ibn Khaldun → |
| languageFamily |
Niger-Congo languages
→
|
| locatedIn |
West Africa
→
|
| mainEconomicActivity |
gold trade
→
salt trade → trans-Saharan trade → |
| militaryFeature |
cavalry
→
use of iron weapons → |
| neighbor |
Almoravid dynasty
→
Sosso state → Takrur → |
| notSameAs |
modern state of Ghana
→
|
| politicalSystem |
monarchy
→
|
| religion |
Islam
→
traditional African religions → |
| rulerTitle |
Ghana
→
|
| startTime |
6th century
→
|
| successor |
Mali Empire
→
|
| wealthSource |
control of goldfields
→
taxation of trade → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ghana Empire
("Ancient Ghana")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
West Africa
→
|
hadHistoricEmpire |
|
Mande languages
→
|
historicallyAssociatedWith |
|
Mali Empire
→
|
predecessor |