HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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outbreak of epidemic disease
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creation of a center of Islamic learning
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its destruction by sub-Saharan tribes
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a political alliance with European kings
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Detailed explanation-1: -Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture (c. 1400–1600). It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 miles (13 km) north of the Niger River.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spread of Islam to sub-Saharan African was linked to trans-Saharan trade. Islam spread via trade routes, and Africans converting to Islam increased trade and commerce. Historians give many reasons for the spread of Islam facilitating trade. Islam established common values and rules upon which trade was conducted.
Detailed explanation-3: -Founded sometime before 1100 A.D., Timbuktu quickly grew from a seasonal camp for storing salt and other goods to a major center for caravan trade. Travelers coming from the west brought gold to trade for salt from mines to the east.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under Mansa Musa I and his successors, Timbuktu transformed from a small but successful trading post into a center of commerce and scholarship, making the Mali empire one of the most influential of the Golden Age of Islam.