Timbuktu | History, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年8月21日 · Timbuktu, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture (c. 1400–1600). It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 miles (13 km) north of the Niger River.
Timbuktu - Wikipedia
网页Timbuktu is unique in the fact that it has seen many rulers, but the city reached its golden period under the Mali Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries. Distinguished Malian Mansa Mūsā brought great fame to the city of Timbuktu when he established a …
Timbuktu - World History Encyclopedia
网页2019年2月22日 · Timbuktu (Timbuctoo) is a city in Mali, West Africa which was an important trade centre of the Mali Empire which flourished between the 13th and 15th centuries CE. The city, founded c. 1100 CE, gained...
History of Timbuktu - Wikipedia
网页After a shift in trading routes, the town flourished from the trade in salt, gold, ivory and slaves from several towns and states such as Begho of Bonoman, Sijilmassa, and other Saharan cities. [1] It became part of the Mali Empire early in the 14th century.
How Timbuktu Flourished During the Golden Age of Islam
网页2022年6月6日 · For centuries, the city of Timbuktu, located in the center of present-day Mali in Western Africa, thrived as one of the bustling centers of culture and learning during the Golden Age of Islam.
Mali empire | History, Rulers, Downfall, Map, & Facts
网页2024年9月11日 · The empire outgrew its political and military strength: Gao rebelled (c. 1400); the Tuareg seized Walata and Timbuktu (1431); the peoples of Takrur and their neighbours (notably the Wolof) threw off their subjection; and the Mossi (in what is now Burkina Faso) began to harass their Mali overlord.
The Mali Empire - National Geographic Society
网页2023年10月19日 · Mali included the city of Timbuktu, which became known as an important center of knowledge. Mali also developed into a hub for the Islamic faith before poor leadership led to the empire’s ultimate decline in power and influence. The rise of the Mali Empire can be traced back to Sundiata, or the “Lion King,” as some called him.
A Guide to Timbuktu, Mali - National Geographic
网页2018年7月25日 · Timbuktu was a center of Islamic scholarship under several African empires, home to a 25,000-student university and other madrasahs that served as wellsprings for the spread of Islam...
Why Timbuktu's true treasure is its libraries - National …
网页2021年9月30日 · During nine traumatic months, the group managed to rescue an estimated 350,000 manuscripts from 45 different libraries in and around Timbuktu; they hid them in Bamako, Mali’s capital.
Timbuktu (ca. 1100- ) - Blackpast
网页2008年6月29日 · Timbuktu is best known for its famous Djinguereber Mosque and prestigious Sankore University, both of which were established in the early 1300s under the reign of the Mali Empire, most famous ruler, Mansa Musa.