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Tunka Manin

Type Figure Region Ghana Empire Time c. 1010–1062 Also known as Tunka Manin、Tunka Menin、通卡·门宁、加纳国王

One of the last famous kings of the Ghana Empire, reigning in the mid-11th century and dying around 1062;…

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  1. 1050–1061Kumbi Saleh · Ghana EmpireDuring his reign the Ghana Empire still held the hub of north-south Sahelian trade routes, controlling the gold, salt, and slave trade; Arab travelers reported astonishing court wealth and a vast army.
  2. 1061–1062Core territory of the Ghana Empire · Ghana EmpireIn his later years internal pressures on the Ghana Empire grew, with increasing competition among neighboring peoples and trade routes. He died around 1062, after which the empire fell into decline, leaving room for shifts in West Africa's political landscape.

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