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Mar 5, 2019 · The Ghana Empire flourished in West Africa from at least the 6th to 13th century CE. Not connected geographically to the modern state of Ghana, the Ghana Empire was located in the western Sudan savannah...
- Mark Cartwright
Apr 29, 2024 · Ghana, first of the great medieval trading empires of western Africa (fl. 7th–13th century). It was situated between the Sahara and the headwaters of the Sénégal and Niger rivers, in an area that now comprises southeastern Mauritania and part of Mali.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Ghana Empire (Arabic: غانا), also known as simply Ghana, Ghanata, or Wagadou, was a West African classical to post-classical era western-Sahelian empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali. It is uncertain when Ghana's ruling dynasty began among historians.
Oct 26, 2023 · The Old Ghana Empire, sometimes referred to as the Wagadou Empire or simply Ghana, was a West African kingdom that flourished between the 4th and 11th centuries AD. Contrary to the modern-day nation of Ghana, the Old Ghana Empire was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania and western Mali.
This more southerly region was to become the power center of West Africa’s first major empire: Ghana. One thing to note is the Ghana Empire was not where the modern country is today. Instead, the modern country was named in honor of this powerful, ancient, and independent West African civilization.
The modern country of Ghana is named after the ancient empire, though there is no territory shared between the two states. There are traditional stories that the survivors of the Ghana Empire migrated to the region of modern Ghana, and there is sufficient evidence to prove this.
Ghana (Wagadu), the earliest known empire of the western Sudan, first entered the historical consciousness of North Africa near the end of the eighth century but probably originated long before.
