The Empire of Songhai was a powerful West African state during the 15th and 16th Centuries. It's capital was the city of Gao, which is now in Mali on the river Niger.
The Songhai Kingdom included the region around the Niger and Senegal rivers, which provided the kingdom with crucial water resources for agriculture, trade, and transportation.
The Capital city of the Songhai Empire (1375-1591) was Gao
Some of examples of non-major cities within Songhai are Walata, Tekedda, Kukiya.
Djenne was rich and the most renowned trading city along the Niger river during the era of the Songhai Empire.
The location of Songhai along the Niger River provided access to trade routes, enabling the kingdom to control important trade routes linking West Africa to North Africa. This helped Songhai establish itself as a powerful trading empire and facilitated cultural exchange and economic growth. The river also provided fertile land for agriculture, which supported the kingdom's population and wealth.
Yes, songhai is a kingdom.
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what types of things might you have seen in timbuktu during the height of the songhai kingdom
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Gao was the capital city of Songhai.
why didnt another kingdom develop in west africa after the fall of songhai
The Songhai Empire surpassed the kingdom of Mali.
In West Africa.
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It was a kingdom of West Africa in the mid-15th century.
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