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- 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.
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- Mohammed ben Abdallah
Abu Bakr ibn Umar
- Muhammad ibn Idris
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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.
- Mark Cartwright
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.
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 · The Songhai Empire came to power first, under Sunni Ali’s leadership. 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.
Destroyed by an expeditionary army sent across the Sahara Desert from Morocco in 1591, the demise of the Songhay Empire marks the beginning of a new period in West African history in which the influence of North Africa and Europe grew in scale and scope.
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. The Rise of Imperial Songhai
Aug 25, 2017 · The lavish pilgrim gave alms generously in the holy cities and brought back to Mali several men of learning, sharīfs and an architect, Isḥāq al-Tuedjin, who built him in Timbuktu a palace (madugu) and the great mosque (djinguereber).
