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why didnt another kingdom develop in west africa after the fall of songhai
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It began by taking over what was left of Mali and fell when the moroccians invaded it.
their locations between the Sahara and the Sahel and proximity to the Nile River
NO. The fall of any country can be avoided. In the case of Mali, active engagement with Sa'adian Morocco, which had firearms, led to the destruction of Mali. As a result, if Mali had found a way to acquire firearms, or was able to restrain itself from trying to attack the Songhai and remain outside of Morocco's view, the empire could have likely continued on.
Mali slowly declined after the death of mansa musa kings who followed failed to stop invading Berber who soon conqured Timbuktu
the Moroccan army invaded Songhai
The Songhai's important cities were destroyed by Moroccans.
As with many other kingdoms and empires of the path, the governing of a large area became too difficult. It was too expensive to continue to rule the areas at the edge of the empire. As time went on, the area grew smaller and faller and eventually faded away.
No