Songhai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… West. By the year 300 A.D, this kingdom had been ruled by about 40 kings, showing that its political administration was … The adoption of the Islamic faith by the Mali people in about the 1500s during the rule of Kankan Musa, created a … copper, iron, kola nuts, cloth, and salt. It was also about close co-operation and interdependence between kingdoms …