After the defeat of the Songhay, much of the trans-Saharan gold trade was siphoned off by the Portuguese on what became known as the Gold Coast (modern ________).

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The Gold Coast is the historical name for the modern nation of Ghana. After the defeat of the Songhay Empire, the Portuguese, who were among the early European explorers to reach the West African coast, redirected much of the trans-Saharan gold trade to the coast, particularly to the area they named the Gold Coast.

After the Defeat of the Songhay, Much of the Trans-Saharan