What was Jenne-jeno known for?
What was Jenne-jeno known for? In addition to its importance as an ironworking center, Jenne-jeno was the region's first known significant trading crossroads. Food surpluses such as dried fish, staple grains, and oil were likely exchanged for items of trans-Saharan trade such as stones and salt. Who were the djenné djeno people? Djenné grew into an entrepôt between the traders of the central and western Sudan and those of Guinea's tropical forests. The town was likely ruled by the Mali empire beginning in the 13th or 14th century until it was captured in 1468 (or 1473) by the Songhai emperor...