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When we think of , we usually mean the modern day country of . But what about the roots of , which dates back to the mighty ancient kingdom of ? The Kingdom of lasted from about 300 to 1300. At its time, was one of the most powerful empires i ....

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... the capital were divided into two sections; one half for the Muslims, and the other for the Soninke and other African natives. fell out of Soninke rule in 1076 when a group of Islamic converted West Africans called the Mandinke overthrew them. Meanwhile, another empire called Mali was slowly beginning to gain power and eventually conquered the Kingdom. An ideal location is what led the ians to be so prosperous. They grew very wealthy from their control of the southern gold fields, and even wealthier from tax collected on traded goods. The people in the gold fields of Wangara happily traded their gold for salt since they needed the salt ...