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History Corner: The Empire of...

History Corner: The Empire of Kaabu

Africa » Gambia
Monday, June 16, 2008
OriginsThe empire of Kaabu started as a west ward extension of the Manding empire. Its rulers were ordained into office by the king of Manding, but...
manding, empire, senegambia, heritage, tiramang, nyancho
(1 views)

Decline and fall of Songhai Internal causes

africa » gambia
Monday, May 19, 2008
In 1528, Askia Mohammed had been on the throne for thirty-five years.  He was now a grand old man of eighty-five years and for the last ten years he...
songhai, askia mohammed, blind, kankaka, treatment, empire, government, islam
(15 views)
Sunni Ali’s achievement

Sunni Ali’s achievement

africa » gambia
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunni Ali was still organising his conquests into an effective empire when on his way home from an expedition against the Fulani in 1492, he was...
sunni ali, empire, achievements, promotion, god, islam, support, muslims
(8 views)
The Empire of Songhai

The Empire of Songhai

africa » gambia
Monday, April 28, 2008
Much of what we know about the Empire of Songhai comes from the writings of Islamic scholars both natives of the Empire and others from outside the...
empire, islamic, songhai, history, fishermen, occupations, kingdom, people
(7 views)
The Empire of Manding (Mali)

The Empire of Manding (Mali)

africa » gambia
Monday, April 14, 2008
The creators of the great Empire of Manding, called Mali in the European texts, were the Mandinka.The heartland of Manding was the plateau between...
manding, peoples, sumanguru kante, kings, ceremony, business, empire, ancestor
(6 views)
History Corner - The City of K...

History Corner - The City of Kumbia

Africa » Gambia
Monday, April 07, 2008
At the height of Ghana’s prosperity, before AD 1240, the city of Kumbi Saleh was the biggest West African city of its day, and had as many as 15,000...
north africa, ghana, empire, independence, muslim
(11 views)
VP opens joint commission

VP opens joint commission

africa » gambia » banjul
Friday, February 29, 2008
The vice-president, Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, yesterday formally opened the third Guinea Bissau-Gambia Joint Inter-ministerial Commission at the...
mdgs, vice-president, historical, cultural, empire, kingdoms, agriculture, development, cooperation, president jammeh, government’s, economy, commitment
(12 views)
History of the Gambia

History of the Gambia

africa » gambia
Wikipedia
Friday, May 11, 2007
The first written accounts of the region come from records of Indian traders in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. In 1066, the inhabitants of Tekrur,...
history, africa, empire, trade, elections
(22 views)

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