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Berber Merchant Confederations (Lamtuna, Zenata) and Early Saharan Trade (c. 9th–14th centuries)

Berber Merchant Confederations (Lamtuna, Zenata) and Early Saharan Trade (c. 9th–14th centuries)

  1. Sijilmasa founded as Saharan caravan entrepôt

    Labels: Sijilmasa, Tafilalt Oasis

  2. Camel-based gold and salt routes expand

    Labels: Trans-Saharan Routes, Berber Guides

  3. Awdaghust documented as southern trade-node kingdom

    Labels: Awdaghust, Sanhaja

  4. Zenata-linked polities compete for route control

    Labels: Zenata, Maghrawa

  5. Yahya ibn Ibrahim begins Sanhaja reform movement

    Labels: Yahya ibn, Abdallah ibn

  6. Lamtuna leadership shifts movement toward conquest

    Labels: Lamtuna, Sanhaja Confederation

  7. Almoravids capture Sijilmasa to control northern terminus

    Labels: Almoravids, Sijilmasa

  8. Almoravids seize Awdaghust, pressuring southern markets

    Labels: Almoravids, Awdaghust

  9. Lamtuna emir Yahya ibn Umar dies in campaign

    Labels: Yahya ibn, Lamtuna Emirate

  10. Al-Bakri compiles major trans-Saharan route descriptions

    Labels: Al-Bakri, Book of

  11. Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage spotlights Mali’s gold economy

    Labels: Mansa Musa, Mali

  12. Ibn Battuta travels with Sijilmasa merchants to Taghaza

    Labels: Ibn Battuta, Taghaza

  13. Sijilmasa abandoned, weakening western route’s key hub

    Labels: Sijilmasa, Western Routes