In Mauritania, Abu Bakr leads the Almoravids…

964 CE to 1107 CE

In Mauritania, Abu Bakr leads the Almoravids in a war against Ghana (1062-76), culminating in the capture in 1076 of Koumbi Saleh.

This event marks the end of the dominance of the Ghana Empire.

Locations
Koumbi Saleh Mauritania View →

People
Abu Bakr ibn Umar View →

Groups
Arab people View → Bafour View → Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh) View → Imraguen people View → Sanhaja (Berber tribal confederacy) View → Islam View → Ghana (Wagadou) Empire View → Almoravid dynasty View → Almoravid dynasty View →

Topics
Islamization of the Sudan region View →

Commodities
Domestic animals View →

Subjects
Trade View → Engineering View → Religion View →

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