<Li> The first major state to rise in this region was the Ghana Empire ( Wagadu ) . The name Ghana , often used by historians , was the regnal title given to the ruler of the Wagadu empire . Centered in what is today Senegal and Mauritania , it was the first to benefit from the introduction of gold mining . Ghana dominated the region between about 750 and 1078 . Smaller states in the region at this time included Takrur to the west , the Malinke kingdom of Mali to the south , and the Songhai Empire centred on Gao to the east . </Li>
<Li> The first major state to rise in this region was the Ghana Empire ( Wagadu ) . The name Ghana , often used by historians , was the regnal title given to the ruler of the Wagadu empire . Centered in what is today Senegal and Mauritania , it was the first to benefit from the introduction of gold mining . Ghana dominated the region between about 750 and 1078 . Smaller states in the region at this time included Takrur to the west , the Malinke kingdom of Mali to the south , and the Songhai Empire centred on Gao to the east . </Li>
an empire in west africa that became a powerful state
an empire in west africa that became a powerful state
Ghana Empire ( Wagadu )
Ghana Empire ( Wagadu )