Timbuktu as centre of Islamic learning
1100–1600* · Event
Sankoré madrasah and Djinguereber Mosque make Timbuktu a major scholarly centre; libraries hold tens of thousands of manuscripts.
On these timelines: Islam, Major Religions, Sub-Saharan Africa, Master, Arts and Thoughts
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