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West African “mansas” or kings, became very wealthy as a result of the trading that occurred in their kingdom, even though they were not actually traders themselves. Explain one reason why this happened?

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The kingdoms of West Africa became rich because of their export of gold, livestock, diamonds, coffee, cotton and other natural resources. Though not traders themselves the kings created a tax system on the imported goods that were traded with the above items.
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