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Mar 8, 2019 · The Songhai Empire (aka Songhay, c. 1460 - c. 1591) covered what is today southern Mauritania and Mali. It replaced the Mali Empire (1240-1645) as the most important state in West Africa.
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Jun 29, 2008 · The Songhai people founded Gao around 800 A.D. and established it as their capital in the 11th century during the reign of Dia Kossoi. As the city and region grew in importance, the Malian Empire incorporated both as it expanded across the West African savanna.
Jun 29, 2020 · Sunni Ali was the founder of Songhai Empire. The leader of the Malian Empire, who controlled the Songhai, kept him as a political prisoner. In 1464, Sunni Ali escaped to the town of Gao and took control of the town. He founded the Songhai Empire from Gao City and started to conquer Timbuktu and Djenne’s neighboring regions, including major ...
A historical and still-inhabited city in the West African nation of Mali, situated 20 km (12 mi) north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. In its Golden Age, the town’s numerous Islamic scholars and extensive trading network enabled an important book trade.
Founded by Sunni Ali in the late fifteenth century, Songhai reached its imperial height under the founder of the Askia dynasty, Muhammad Ture, a general and provisional governor who overthrew Sunni Ali’s legitimate successor.
Feb 15, 2020 · At its peak, the Songhai Empire extended over part of Niger, Mali and part of present-day Nigeria. The Songhaï State was founded in Koukia in the 7th century, following the crossbreeding that took place between the Songhaï and the Berbers led by chief Za el-Ayamen.
A former West African empire on the Niger River and the name of the people and their language, which is spoken in Mali. Tradition claims that a Berber Christian, al-Yaman, founded Songhay in the 7th century ad on Kukiya Island, below Gao.
