Preceden

Ancient Ghana

Main

Early Settlements in West Africa

4,000 BC

Jenne-Jeno

1400 BCE - 250 BCE

The Nok

500 BCE - 200 BCE

Trans-Saharan Trade

500 BCE

Camels Arrive in West Africa

300 CE

Kingdom of Ghana Arises

800 CE

Decline of Ghana

1076 CE

Gold Fields at Bure

1100 CE - 1200 CE

Subdiata becomes king of Mali

1230 CE

Rise of Mali

1245 CE

Reign of Mansa Musa

1307 CE - 1332 CE

Mansa Musa Makes Pilgrimage to Mecca

1324 CE

University of Sankore Established in Timbuktu

1325 Ce

Mali's Peak

1400 CE

Rise of Songhai

1460

Jenne Falls to Songhai Power

1467

Collapse of Mali Empire

1590 CE