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

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

  1. Mali’s cavalry culture appears in archaeology

    Labels: Inland Niger, Djenn, equestrian artifacts
  2. Islamic-era riding technology spreads southward

    Labels: Islamic riding, saddles and
  3. Portuguese begin Atlantic horse-for-slaves exchanges

    Labels: Portuguese voyages, Senegambia
  4. Horse imports remain vital due to disease limits

    Labels: disease ecology, tsetse fly
  5. Horse supply ties more tightly to slave-raiding politics

    Labels: slave-raiding, Sahelian polities
  6. Moroccan rule in Timbuktu reshapes Saharan connections

    Labels: Pashalik of, Moroccan garrisons
  7. Sahel horse-and-arms trade persists under new powers

    Labels: Sahelian markets, regional powers