Polity · 793 CE – 1235 CE
Ghana Empire
- Peak recorded area
- 204,203 km²
- 793 CE
- Data series
- 18
- 1000 CE–1200 CE
Overview
The Ghana Empire, also known as simply Ghana, Ghanata, or Wagadu, was an ancient western-Sahelian empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali.
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Territory
3 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1235 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Population3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 6.1score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop2 obs · 1000 CE–1100 CE | 17.5Kpersons1100 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population2 obs · 1000 CE–1100 CE | 1.3Mpersons1100 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 0.4769score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 0.75score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 0.4219score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels2 obs · 1000 CE–1100 CE | 3.5levels1100 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 5.57score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km²2 obs · 1000 CE–1100 CE | 375Ksq km1100 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels2 obs · 1000 CE–1100 CE | 4levels1100 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy2 obs · 1000 CE–1100 CE | 3levels1100 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 0.6score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 3.83score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 0.6692score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 0.72score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 4.24score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels3 obs · 1000 CE–1200 CE | 3score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Soninke
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Ghana Empire is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.