The Kingdom of Ghana

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical kingdom
gptkbp:built 1200 AD
circa 300 AD
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kumbi_Saleh
gptkbp:controls Trans-Saharan_trade_routes
gptkbp:culturalContribution artifacts
gptkbp:culturalHeritage festivals
music
storytelling
dance
with_North_Africa
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Islam
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:economy agriculture
gptkbp:famousFor gold trade
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Niger_River
gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkbp:governmentType monarchy
gptkbp:historicalImpact development of trade networks
cultural diffusion
political_organization_in_West_Africa
gptkbp:historicalLegacy influence on later empires
gptkbp:historicalPeriod archaeological findings
oral traditions
written accounts
gptkbp:historicalRecords Arab_historians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early_West_African_civilization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Kingdom of Ghana
gptkbp:influencedBy Islamic_traders
Berber_traders
gptkbp:languageSpoken Soninke
gptkbp:locatedIn West_Africa
gptkbp:militaryRank cavalry
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Mali_Empire
gptkb:Songhai_Empire
European_traders
North_African_states
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Tenkamenin
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Kirina
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Kumbi_Saleh
tools
jewelry
ceramics
gold nuggets
gptkbp:reduces Mali_Empire_expansion
gptkbp:sells gold
salt
ivory
slaves
gptkbp:socialStructure hierarchical society
gptkbp:style pottery
weaving
goldsmithing
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mali_Empire