Takedda

Coordinates: 17°31′6″N 6°46′59″E / 17.51833°N 6.78306°E / 17.51833; 6.78306
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Azelik
Azelik is located in Niger
Azelik
Azelik
Location of Azelik
Coordinates: 17°31′6″N 6°46′59″E / 17.51833°N 6.78306°E / 17.51833; 6.78306
CountryNiger
RegionAgadez
DepartmentTchirozérine

Takedda was a town and former kingdom located in present-day Niger. The archaeological site at Azelik wan Birni is believed to be the ruins of ancient Takedda.

History

Bambuk, Bure, Lobi, and Akan
.

Takedda was founded by the

Aïr Massif, played a prominent role in long-distance trade, notably owing to the importance of its copper mines. Takedda was visited by Ibn Battuta on his return trip from the Mali Empire in 1353.[1][2]

Evidence of copperworking have been found at the site dating to the first millennium BC. The French archeologist, Danilo Grébénart, has excavated the site and has studied the significance of this prehistoric non-ferrous metal industry.[3]

The reign of

Wolof province of Dyolof then took the army east to subjugate the copper
producing area of Takedda.

Notes

  1. ^ Dunn 2005, p. 305.
  2. ^ Levtzion & Hopkins 2000, pp. 301–303.
  3. ^ Grébénart 1993, pp. 28–33.

Sources

  • Dunn, Ross E. (2005), The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, University of California Press, .
  • Grébénart, Danilo (1993), "Azelik Takedda et le cuivre médiéval dans la région d'Agadez", Le Saharien (Paris), 125 (2): 28–33.
  • . Pages 279-304 contain Ibn Battuta's account of his visit to West Africa.

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