Takedda appears as an important commercial settlement in the Saharan corridor. Its copper trade flourished during the period under discussion, with copper sent toward Bornu. Air, lying not far to the east, may have benefited from this commerce, although the extract notes that Agades sources do not specifically mention the trade.

Ibn Battuta travelled from Gao to Takedda with a large caravan of Ghadames merchants. The sultan of Takedda rode out on horseback to receive him, a gesture that may have signalled unusual local prosperity based on copper commerce. Ibn Battuta probably returned through Air, where he encountered a sultan and noted good grazing.

Takedda also occupied a contested place in historical memory. It was once associated with claims of eastern Malian authority, but the extract argues that Mali probably did not extend its power as far east as Takedda. The apparent confusion may have arisen because Ibn Khaldun was speaking of Tadmekka while mistakenly using the name Takedda.