The caste system was the dominant social system of "India," since it had pre-modern roots in this area and helped build a system of social stratification, which was altered by British rule.
Answer: to claim new territory.
Explanation:
The Mali Empire collapsed in the 1460s CE following civil wars, the opening up of trade routes elsewhere, and the rise of the neighbouring Songhai Empire, but it did continue to control a small part of the western empire into the 17th century
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