HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Southern Africa
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Eastern Europe
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Western Africa
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South America
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Middle East
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the 13th to 17th century, West Africa was home to the great Mali Empire. Established by King Sundiata Keita, the kingdom united several smaller, Malinké Kingdoms near the Upper Niger River.
Detailed explanation-2: -At its peak (1200-1300), the Mali Empire covered an area that encompasses significant portions of the present-day country of Mali, southern and western Mauritania and Senegal. Note that the old kingdoms of Mali and Ghana are not the present-day countries of Mali and Ghana.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mali Empire arose with the consolidation of several small Malinké Kingdoms in Ghana around the areas of the upper Niger River [v]. Most of what is known about the Empire of Mali’s early history was collected by Arabic scholars in the 1300s and 1400s [vi].