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Battle of Hastings
William of Normandy defeats King Harold II, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
War· United Kingdom
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The Ghana Empire in West Africa
The Soninke Ghana Empire (Wagadu) flourished in what is now Mauritania and Mali, growing rich from control of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade.
DynastyEconomy· Mauritania, Mali