1100 A.D
Founding of Timbuktu, originally a seasonal camp for Tuareg nomads.
1200s to mid 1400s
Malians seized control of the town. Timbuktu became part of the Mali Empire.
1438
The Malian empire disintegrated and the Tuareg controlled the city once again, for another 30 years
1464 to 1591
This was the period of rule under the Songhay Empire.
1591
Moroccan Arma forces captured Timbuktu. The Songhay Empire collapsed.
1612
The Arma administration at Timbuktu broke away from Morrocan rule and appointed its own leader
