kids encyclopedia robot

Ghana Empire facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Do not confuse this with the modern country Ghana.
Ghana empire map
Ghana Empire at its largest

The Ghana Empire was in what is now southeastern Mauritania, Western Mali, and Eastern Senegal. It is also sometimes called the Wagadu Empire. It started in about 750 and ended in about 1076. They had two sides; Muslim and Non-muslim what divided them was a 6 mile boulevard (street). Ghana sat on top of a gold mine and was a very wealthy empire. Its capital was Koumbi Saleh. Surrounded Modern Northern Senegal and Southern Mauritania. Traded with Saharans in gold and salt.

Images for kids

  • Senegal River according to al-Bakri

    The Western Nile according to al-Bakri (1068)

  • Senegal River according to al-Idrisi

    The Western Nile according to Muhammad al-Idrisi (1154)

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Ghana Empire Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.