What did timbuktu contributed to mali's important as a kingdom

Timbuktu was important as an area of hardworking trade.

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Timbuktu was a city in the kingdom of Mali that during the 12th century, produced high-demand goods like gold, salt, and ivory as prime commodities of trade, what made it very important as a kingdom.

Mali was founded by Sundiata Keita around 1235 C.E when he gathered the tribes of the Malinke people. As the time went by, Mali empire became demanding and conquered the Ghana Empire, in such a way, the empire flourished much with the contribution of Timbuktu by strengthening the trade.

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