Early history History of Mauritania

the sahara has linked rather divided peoples inhabit , has served avenue migration , conquest. mauritania, lying next atlantic coast @ western edge of desert, received , assimilated complex society many waves of these migrants , conquerors.

what mauritania dry savanna area during classical antiquity, independent tribes pharusii , perorsi (and nigritae near niger river) did seminomadic life facing growing desertification.

romans did explorations toward area , reached, suetonius paulinus, area of adrar. there evidence (coins, fibulas) of roman commerce in akjoujt , tamkartkart near tichit.

berbers moved south mauritania beginning in 3rd century, followed arabs in 8th century, subjugating , assimilating mauritania s original inhabitants. 8th through 15th century, black kingdoms of western sudan, such ghana, mali, , songhai, brought political culture south.

the divisive tendencies of various groups within mauritanian society have worked against development of mauritanian unity. both sanhadja confederation, @ height 8th 10th century, , almoravid empire, 11th 12th century, weakened internecine warfare, , both succumbed further invasions ghana empire , almohad empire, respectively.