The Ottomans grew wealthy by taxing trade between Europe and East Asia.
The Kingdom of Ghana became powerful by taxing gold merchants who passed through its lands. In contrast, the Umayyad Empire extended its power through campaigns of conquest by Islamic armies.
Britian was and attempting to both balance finances- through tax- and control the newly acquired parts of their empire, through asserting sovereighty.
taxing their tea.... reference "The Boston Tea Party"
Both kingdoms grew wealthy from taxing and controlling trade routes.
Both kingdoms grew wealthy from taxing and controlling trade routes.
Both kingdoms grew wealthy from taxing and controlling trade routes.
Well, Ghana was the middleman. Ghana was the middleman between North and southern part of West Africa, taxing whoever had to come through the empire to trade.
Since many traders passed through Ghana for safety, they made a lot of profit by taxing them to pass. There were always traders and the more there were, the more money the Empire got.
Ghana gain its wealth through trade. Traders that traveled through its territories had to pay taxes for the goods they sold. Ghana made its fortune in Africa. They used it to expand their army's and to expand the kingdom. The armies conquered neighboring lands and brought more and more wealth to the kingdom.
Mali rose to power by conquering a close kingdom named Ghana the defeated it and took control of the gold and salt trade in Western africa in about 1250.
Maintaining good and fair government, providing internal and external security, and maintaining prosperity and taxing fairly.