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Gao: References & Edit History

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history of Songhai empire
- In Songhai empire
- In western Africa: Muslims in western Africa
sculpture
- In African architecture: Influences of Islam and Christianity
settlement patterns of Mali
- In Mali: Settlement patterns

significance of

Mansa Mūsā
- In Mūsā I of Mali: Conquest of Songhai kingdom
Muḥammad I Askia
- In Muḥammad I Askia: Rise to power

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: BlackPast - Gao, West Africa (ca. 1450- ).	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 09, 2023
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 13, 2023
	Article revised and updated.	Kenneth Pletcher	Feb 12, 2013
	Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Gao, Songhaï Empire, Mali.	Grace Young	Jul 26, 2010
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 24, 2008
	Population data updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 27, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 25, 2004
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998