Economy & TradeThe 9th century

Economy & Trade in the 9th century

One event in the Terralore archive falls in the 9th century, tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources. It keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
1
Nations
1
Earliest
800
Latest
800

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Mauritania

    Koumbi Saleh as a Saharan emporium

    Koumbi Saleh, widely identified as Ghana's capital, grows into a major trading town with a Muslim merchants' quarter and, at its peak, tens of thousands of inhabitants.

    Era: The Ghana Empire and the Sanhaja Sahara

    Sources: Koumbi Saleh · Wikipedia, History of Mauritania · Wikipedia