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Niger River

river in West Africa

6 dated entries naming Niger River, drawn from 6 separate years between 1100 CE and 2023 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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11th century

  • 1100A collective of Tuareg trading clans decide to permanently settle the city of Timbuktu (modern Mali) north of Djenné along the Niger River. Timbuktu will later achieve fame as a center of Islamic learning. The Sankore, Djinguereber and Sidi Yahya mosques are among Timbuktu's most famous religious and scholarly institutions (approximate date).source

16th century

  • 1531April 12 – In the Songhai Empire that rules most of West Africa and the Niger River valley, the Emperor Askiya Musa is assassinated by his brothers after less than two years on the throne. Askia Mohammad Benkan is enthroned the same day.source

18th century

  • 1788June 9 – The African Association, an exploration group dedicated to plotting the Niger River and finding Timbuktu, is founded in England.source
  • 1796June 21 – Scottish explorer Mungo Park becomes the first European to reach the Niger River.source

19th century

  • 1841August 20–October 16 – The Niger expedition of 1841 begins sailing up the Niger River by paddle steamers, under the auspices of the British Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and the Civilisation of Africa; it is largely abortive, due to the high incidence of disease among the crews.source

21st century

  • 2023June 13 – At least 106 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria.source

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