November 27, 1095★★★★★
Council of Clermont calls the First Crusade
Pope Urban II urges Christian knights to aid Byzantium and recover Jerusalem, launching the First Crusade.
ReligionWar· France
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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