Timbuktu Timeline

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c. 1100

Timbuktu in West Africa is founded by Tuaregs.
1240 - 1645

The Mali Empire rules in West Africa.
c. 1352

The Muslim traveller Ibn Battuta visits the Mali Empire, including Timbuktu.
c. 1460 - c. 1591

The Songhai Empire dominates the West African savannah.
1469

King Sunni Ali of the Songhai Empire takes control of Timbuktu.