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Gao

The Niger capital of the Songhai Empire, once the richest state in Africa.

Dated events and their evidence

• 700 CE mainstream
  a Songhai trading town on the Niger (from ~7th c.) source
• 1000 CE mainstream
  the Gao stelae and the As-Sahili tomb source
• 1495 CE mainstream
  Askia Muhammad builds his pyramidal tomb source

Where

16.2660° N, 0.0440° W

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Askia

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