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Trans Saharan Trade

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Tuareg Confederations and Central Sahara Caravan Trade (c. 13th–19th centuries)

1100 - 1853

Trans-Saharan Slave Trade across the Sahel and Maghreb (c. 7th–19th centuries)

652 - 1890

Timbuktu's Commercial and Scholarly Expansion under Songhai (c. 1460–1591)

1440 - 1594

Taghaza and Taoudenni Salt Mines and Caravan Networks (c. 8th–20th centuries)

800 - 1988

Songhai State Policies, Taxation, and Control of Trans-Saharan Commerce (c. 1464–1591)

1464 - 1591

Sijilmasa's Rise and Role in Trans-Saharan Commerce (c. 760–1350)

757 - 1363

Saadian Morocco and the Reassertion of Trans-Saharan Trade (c. 1554–1659)

1554 - 1666

Portuguese Atlantic Expansion and the Disruption of Trans-Saharan Routes (c. 15th–17th centuries)

1415 - 1637

Mansa Musa's Hajj and Its Economic-Diplomatic Aftermath (1324–1335)

1312 - 1375

Jenne–Timbuktu–Fez Scholarly and Commercial Networks (c. 13th–17th centuries)

1324 - 1655

Horses, Military Exchanges, and the Trans-Saharan Equine Trade (c. 13th–18th centuries)

1235 - 1800

Gold–Salt Trade between the Ghana Empire and North Africa (c. 300–1200 CE)

300 - 1235

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