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The Sahara's Silent Trade: Gold, Salt, and the Wangara Network
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the silent trade that underpinned the Songhai Empire's wealth. They trace the network of Wangara merchants who moved gold from the southern forests to the Sahara's salt mines, the complex barter system that avoided direct contact, and the role of Takedda and Tawdenni as key nodes. The conversation covers the legendary accounts from al-Bakri and Ibn Battuta, the political control exerted by Askia Muhammad over trade routes, and the eventual decline as the Saadian invasion disrupted these networks. They also touch on the…
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