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The word Ghana means "warrior king" and was the title given to the ruler of Awkar, often now called the Ghana Empire. The Empire was not located where the modern country of Ghana is, but in what is now southeastern Mauritania and western Mali. It existed from about 300 AD to about 1200 AD.

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The word Ghana means "warrior king" and was the title given to the ruler of Awkar, often now called the Ghana Empire. The Empire was not located where the modern country of Ghana is, but in what is now southeastern Mauritania and western Mali. It existed from about 300 AD to about 1200 AD.

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