Ghadāmisī (Family : 19th century : Tombouctou, Mali)

Prominent trading family in Timbuktu, Mali. The trader ʻĪsa ibn Aḥmayd al-Ghadāmisī established a household in Timbuktu in the 1850s, if not earlier, and he specialized in trading gold, ostrich feathers, cloth and slaves north across the Sahara. His family members and slaves served as commercial agents for the business.

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492137300607
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https://w3id.org/haf/family/492137300607
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Ghadāmisī (Family : 19th century : Tombouctou, Mali)
HMML name
Ghadāmisī (Family : 19th century : Tombouctou, Mali)
HMML native script
الغدامسي

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19th century CE
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"Ghadāmisī (Family : 19th century : Tombouctou, Mali)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 24, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/family/492137300607

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Date added
2023-08-24
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2023-08-24

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