Sonni Ali.
1450 was 561 years ago, and I am saying this in the year 2011.
Songhai empire is in west africa
The medieval period was from A.D. 500 to 1450.
Songhai was located near the Nile River. [*3*]
Songhai was located near the Nile River. [*3*]
1450
Songhai.
Morocco
morocanns
the Mycenaeans did
the empire was conquered by the moroccans in the late 1500s.
Songhai was conquered in 1585 by a small army from the Arab kingdom of Morocco. The army crossed the Sahara armed with gunpowder weapons like, cannons and guns and easily overtook the Songhai people who fought with swords, bows, and spears. This splintered the empire into smaller empires
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== Songhai achieved expansion under the ruler of Sonni Ali,Ali was a Muslim like the Mali rulers before him. He was an efficient warrior who in the 1460's conquered many of the nieghboring states around Songhai. These were just a few of the many achievements of songhai for more go to songhai-empire
The empire was conquered by the Moroccans in the late 1500s.
1100- 1500 then it got conquered by spanish conquistadors
Firearms were the one main advantage that the Europeans had in subduing Africa. Without them, the pestilence common in Central Africa would have destroyed them along with a skilled Songhai defense. The Songhai would likely have survived.