Koumbi Saleh is thought to have once been the capital of the Ghana Empire. Historians believe Koumbi Saleh was one of the important destinations for the trans-Saharan gold trade.
Kumbi Saleh was not primarily known for being a slave trade market. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Ghana and a major trading hub in West Africa, dealing largely in gold and salt. Slave trade was more prevalent in other areas of West Africa, such as the Sahel region and along the West African coast.
Creating a new capital, Constantinople, which effectively saved the Roman Empire. Or at least created the Eastern Roman Empire. It was also a great trade center.
Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe
Sundiata, the great chief of the Malinke and the king of the Mali Empire, made Timbuktu an important center for Islamic Culture
Constantinople
Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire and the centre of trade of this empire.
I believe it was Koumbi.
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Timbuktu was the major center for Sub-Saharan trade.
Timbuktu was the major center for Sub-Saharan trade.
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