Early trans-Saharan crossings -- Beginnings of Arabic sources -- First trading communities -- "Golden trade of the Moors" -- Saharan markets old and new -- Later turning points -- Early modern Saharan ...
In the 1590s, Saadi sultan Ahmad al-Mansur appointed Spanish military leader Judar Pasha to lead a campaign, conquering the Songhai empire in West Africa. Thanks to his army, Morocco took control of ...