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Almoravid Raid on Ghana

Type Event Region West Africa Time 1083

Around 1083 CE (some sources also record 1076), Almoravid emir Yusuf ibn Tashfin sent forces south to raid Ghana Empire border trading towns such as …

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  1. 1082–1083Southern edge of the Sahara · SaharaYusuf ibn Tashfin dispatched troops and Berber cavalry from Marrakesh southward along trans-Saharan trade routes, in the name of 'purifying heresy' and protecting trade routes, targeting trading towns controlled by the Ghana Empire.
  2. 1083Awdaghast · SahelAlmoravid forces surprised and captured the Ghana border trading town of Awdaghast, cutting part of Ghana's control over the western salt–gold trade, forcing local rulers to submit or withdraw, and dealing a severe blow to Ghana's military prestige.

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