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Trans-Saharan Gold Trade
Around 1200, the trans-Saharan gold trade network reached its medieval peak, with gold from West African mining regions like Bambuk and Bure shipped …
Timeline
- 1200Bambuk–Bure goldfields · West AfricaWest African gold mines continued to produce, with gold converging on Sahel trading centers such as Gao and Djenné, where local rulers levied gold taxes and controlled exports.
- 1200Taghaza–Sijilmasa trade route · SaharaBerber caravans carried gold to North African salt mines and commercial cities, where it was resold into the Mediterranean and Islamic worlds, forming a stable trans-Saharan circulation of goods.
Sources
- Trans-Saharan trade https://www.britannica.com/topic/trans-Saharan-trade
- African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa — Michael Gomez (2018)