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The 21 pages that link to Ghana Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Trans-Saharan tradeBroader topic: Its power grew alongside commerce connecting Sahelian markets with North Africa.

• Mali EmpireNarrower topic: Mali succeeded Ghana as the leading imperial power in the western Sahel.

• Islam in West AfricaBroader topic: Muslim merchants and communities lived in its trading towns before Islam became dominant among rulers.

• West AfricaBroader topic: Its wealth and influence show the depth of state formation before European rule.

• Mandé peoplesRelated: Soninke rulers built this early state, a major chapter in Mandé history.

• SenegambiaRelated: Its trade and political networks connected the region’s interior to the Senegal basin.

• Salt tradeBroader topic: Its rulers and merchants benefited from commerce connecting Saharan salt with southern gold.

• Sub-Saharan AfricaBroader topic: Its history reveals the wealth and political complexity of early West African states.

• SanhajaRelated: Sanhaja traders and political forces interacted with markets and states in Ghana's orbit.

• SijilmasaRelated: Trade with the gold-producing regions associated with Ghana helped sustain Sijilmasa's commerce.

• Sundiata KeitaNarrower topic: Its decline formed part of the political landscape in which Sundiata rose.

• Abu Bakr ibn UmarCompared with: Claims that Abu Bakr conquered Ghana are disputed; the empire’s history cannot be reduced to Almoravid campaigns.

• Al-BakriRelated: Al-Bakri's account is a major written source on its rulers, towns, and commerce.

• Senegal RiverRelated: The river basin lay near important routes and territories of early Sahelian states.

• History of MaliCompared with: Its earlier power contrasts with Mali’s later imperial expansion.

• History of GhanaCompared with: Its name later inspired the independent country, although the empire lay far to the northwest.

• History of Burkina FasoNarrower topic: Long-distance trade and state formation in the wider region predated Burkina Faso’s kingdoms.

• History of MauritaniaRelated: Its western reach and Saharan trade linked parts of present-day Mauritania to early imperial networks.

• History of SenegalRelated: Its regional influence preceded the states that emerged in the western Sahel.

• History of West AfricaBroader topic: Its rise illustrates how control of trans-Saharan commerce supported early regional states.

• Sahelian kingdomsBroader topic: An early western Sahelian power whose rise preceded Mali.