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The Ghana Empire (c. 300 until c. 1235) was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania and western Mali. Complex societies had existed in the region since about 1500 BC, and around Ghana's core region since about 300 AD. When Ghana's ruling dynasty began is uncertain; it is first mentioned in documentary sources around 830 AD by Muá¸¥ammad ibn MÅ«sÄ al-KhwÄrizmÄ«.
The land was called Ghana by the Arab traders who mistook the name of the kings to be that of the country. Ghana grew in financial and military prowess because of the booming trade that came along with the introduction of camels. The Empire of Ghana soon covered all the land between the Niger and Senegal Rivers. The Legend of Ouagadou-Bida. Legends attribute the wealth and prosperity of Ancient Ghana to the propitiation of Ouagadou-Bida. Ouagadou-Bida, a black serpent, lived in a sacred orchard in Ghana and protected the kings of the land.