Al-Bakri (1068) names Sanghana as the first town on the river coming from the sea: two towns on both banks, its dwellings stretching to the ocean, with Takrur beyond it upstream.
Al-Idrisi (1154) does not name it. Nothing shows whether it still stood in 1200 or whose it was; G. E. Brooks (cited in Wikipedia: Godala) says the Juddala Sanhaja controlled both sides of the river mouth.
Who holds it
- Title
- Town of the lower Senegal
- Since
- Not known
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Not known: the Wolof land chiefs of Waalo, the Juddala who held both sides of the mouth in the eleventh century, or the king of Takrur.
Council
Not recorded.
Communities
Not recorded.
Fairs and markets
Not recorded.
Militia
Not recorded.
Walls and castle
Not recorded.
Trade and crafts
Presumably the salt of Awlil going upriver and fish; not recorded.
Where the sources disagree
- Do not treat as a living town in 1200 without the campaign's decision.
Evidence: One mention (al-Bakri, 1068).
On the map: A point at a guessed position in the lower river.
Sources and studies
- al-Bakri (1068) in Levtzion and Hopkins, Corpus, p. 77 (from the researcher's knowledge)
- Wikipedia: Godala
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.