Ancient Mali
Arguably, the ancient empire of Mali took over after the fall of Ghana Empire around 1240AD. Certainly, the first capital in the Mali Empire was Djeriba, Niani, and Mali respectively. Perhaps, the powerful kingdom began to lose its influence and power in the course of 16th century. The ancient Mali was ruled by one of the greatest rulers, such as Sakura, Sundiata, Maghan, Musa, and Maria Jata (Strickland & Lemoine 116). Its leaders together with traders established powerful trade links in the region. Ancient Mali dominated the Sahel region because of its premeditated approach for controlling and conducting trade in ...
