Almoravid control of the region
Here is thier map of control
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classe...htimeline2.htm
Here is a paper on the "idea" of Almoravid control of the region.. and the idea that the Almoravids are the reason the Ghana Empire fell in 1076
question: Are you gonna have the Mali rules change to Islam in 1235 after Susa was defeated at the battle of Kirina? But also, the Caste system and native pagan religions held firm as well.
Is your Mali going to be the jistorically correct confederation of the 3 allied states? Mali, Mema & Wagadou (at the Empires height, they also had 12 garrisoned provinces)
question: in 1324/1325 - What about the Diplomatic relations with Tunis & Egypt (due to Mansa Musa pilgramage to Mecca - and the addition of the artisans/scolars to Mali, and Mali even started appearing in european maps) And from the stories, the caravan was laden with 100's of camels with gold, so Mining complexes would be resources obviously
Also, in the 1400, the northern provs fell to revolt (and became Shongai) which eventualy overwhelmed the Mali empire.
So the Late period who we the Mali v Shongai struggles
At the same time, the regions around Lake Victoria included small kingdoms, Great Zimbabwe grew and Swahili city states grew as well
The there is plenty of "stuff" for the 14th & 15th C for Africa
But your West AFrica Mod sounds good...Start with the downfall of the Ghana Empire, have the "remnants", Move to Mali and finall the Mali v Shongai showdown That gives you a good foundation from 1076 to the 15th C, so roughly 400 years
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