Islamic Axe for I D and Comment

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Much further west. Islamic influence city. From "Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika"

Absolutely! The Kanem-Bornu Empire which was later subjugated by the Fulani Jihad was indeed Islamically influenced! Nicely done!

These points were key to the routes headed westward to Mali, and Timbuktu, long the center of Islamic scholarship, trade and culture in North Africa. In other discussions we have noted the similarity of the cylindric hilt sabres of the Manding in Mali to the Omani kattara.Though the direct connection remains unproven, it is another reflection of influences plausibly carried by the trade routes. Excellent example, thank you.