Middle AgesGovernment & Law
Ghana Empire
c. 780 CEMajor
Arab writers first record Ghana, the Soninke kingdom of Wagadu, as a land of gold. It grows rich by taxing gold and salt crossing the Sahara and dominates the western Sahel for centuries.
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