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Please select a historical period: 25 years ago / 50 years ago / 80 years ago / 125 years ago / 150 years ago 250 years ago / 400 years ago / 700 years ago / 1,200 years ago 1,500 years ago / 2,000 years ago / 3,000 years ago / 4,000 years ago / 5,000 years ago / 10,000 years ago 1,500 Years Ago in West Africa Although little is known about them from the historical record, a number of centralized kingdoms interested in long-distance trade are formed from the various loosely united clans inhabiting the region. The most important of these were the states of Takrur and Ghana, both founded around 500 AD.