Gao Empireball was an African empireball before Songhai Empireball and Mali Empireball.
It owes its name to the town of Gao located at the eastern Niger bend. In the ninth century CE, it was considered to be the most powerful West African kingdom.
 Republic of Mali
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| Regions | .png){kind=icon} Kayesball • Koulikoroball • Bamako Regionball ( Bamakoball) • Sikassoball • Ségouball • Moptiball • Tombouctouball • Gaoball • Kidalball
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| Historical entities |  Migrants from East •  Ghana Empireball •  Mali Empireball •  Songhai Empireball •  Wassoulou Empireball •  French West Africaball ( French Sudanball) •  Mali Federationball •  Azawadball •  Union of African Statesball
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| Regions |  Dakar Regionball (.png){kind=icon} Dakarball) • Ziguinchorball • Diourbelball • Saint-Louisball • Tambacoundaball • Kaolackball • Thièsball • Lougaball • Fatickball • Koldaball • Matamball • Kaffrineball • Kédougouball • Sédhiouball
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| Historical entities | Migrants from East • Ghana Empireball •  Takrurball • Mali Empireball •  Jolof Empireball • Kingdom of Sineball •  Dutch West India Companyball • French West Africaball ( French Senegalball) • Mali Federationball • Senegambia Confederationball
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 Niameyball (Capital) • -icon.png){kind=icon} Agadezball •  Diffaball •  Dossoball •  Maradiball •  Tahouaball •  Tillabériball •  Zinderball
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| Former entities | Migrants from East • Songhaiball • Mali Empireball •  Dendi Kingdomball •  Gao Empireball •  Kanem Empireball •  Bornu Empireball •  French Nigerball ( French West Africaball)
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