Timeline+of+Ghana

=In this page you will learn the history of the Ghana Empire.=


 * The Ghana Empire is believed to have started as a small agro-pastoralist settlement in a region known as Awkar.
 * [|Almoravids] had a [|jihad], struggle in Arabic, on Ghana because the Ghanaian people kept their traditional beliefs and refused to accept Islam.
 * The Almoravids also declared war on the Ghana Empire in 1075. They war pused Ghana over the edge, ending the kingdom's position as a commercial and military power by 1100.
 * In 1087, General [|Abu Bakr] died and the Almoravid rule over the remains of the Ghana Empire.
 * In 1203, Samanguru establishes himself as ruler of the remnants of the Ghana Empire.
 * Portuguese explorers landed on the coast in 1471 and named the area the Gold Coast. Later, the Dutch came to compete with the Portuguese for gold.
 * In 1482, Portuguese built the fort of Sao Jorge to protect El Mina in Ghana.
 * A large slave trade developed in the 1600's, and the Danes and English competed with the Dutch for profits.
 * They eventually dissolve, caused by the Almoravids and the Mali kingdom.

Picture from: http://www.ghana.co.uk/history/history/images/map.gif