One of this polity's last emperors was Tunka Manin, whose demise triggered the rise of the Sosso people to fight against the successors of Abu Bakr ibn Umar. Arab traders had frequented the mosque in the al-Ghaba quarter of i
One of this polity's last emperors was Tunka Manin, whose demise triggered the rise of the Sosso people to fight against the successors of Abu Bakr ibn Umar. Arab traders had frequented the mosque in the al-Ghaba quarter of its capital, Koumbi Saleh, but the Almoravids justified conquering it by invoking jihad. Known to the Sondike people as "Wagadou," its more famous name was later appropriated by Kwame Nkrumah when the Gold Coast became independent. FTP, identify this African trading empire that gave its name to the country with capital at Accra.
One of this polity's last emperors was Tunka Manin, whose demise triggered the rise of the Sosso people to fight against the successors of Abu Bakr ibn Umar.
{Ghana} Empire (accept {Wagadou Empire} before it is mentioned)