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Tomb of the Askia

1495 CE

Pyramidal mud-brick royal tomb in Gao, Mali, built by Askia Muhammad of the Songhai Empire, the largest pre-colonial structure in West…

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Tomb of the Askia

1495 CE – still standing

Pyramidal mud-brick royal tomb in Gao, Mali, built by Askia Muhammad of the Songhai Empire, the largest pre-colonial structure in West Africa

Standing in 1495 CE

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