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Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire was an Islamic empire based in modern day western Africa. It ruled from around 1340 until their destruction at the hands of Morocco in 1591.
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Songhai started in 1290 i think I'm not sure so don't count on it
How did the Songhai Empire become as it was?
In the 1300s Songhai had become so rich and powerful to draw attention of the rulers of Mali. Then, they sent an army to conquer Songhai. Later, as the Empire of Mali became weaker, they rose up against them, and won their freedom.
How did Askia the Great become the ruler of Songhai?
Askia the Great was the high military rank name that Muhammad Ture gave himself after overthrowing Sunni Baru. They rebelled against Sunni Baru because he was not a Muslim and they were afraid that because he was not a Muslim, trade with other Muslim lands would suffer, so the rebelled against him.
What are some of inventions of ancient songhai?
Actually, this is queit difficult question, most of some resons because the empire is pratically invisible to most people. Did you know that aational Geographic still doesn't have a page for it yet! this is truly an outrage! Anyway, sorry i couldn't answer ur question. Confuesed #5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (maybe) you suck
When did the songhai empire fall?
The Songhai (also Songhay) Empire fell in 1612. The empire was defeated by the Moroccans in 1519 and then fell into anarchy and the empire came to a sudden close in 1612.
What kind of politics did they have in Songhai?
Songhai was a monarchy run by the king, Askia Muhammad Toure
What were some of Songhai accomplishments?
It became the most powerful Western African empire of its time.
Who were important people from Songhai?
=The important people were:=Askia Muhammed- Early Time KingSonni Ali The Great- The New Leader
Why was timbuktu important to songhai?
Timbuktu was important to Songai for it's location between the salt mines in Northern Africa, and Gold Fields in the south.
What kind of arts and crafts did the Songhai Empire do?
Ard dey did gimp rite leggo dey did clay and also paper mache'
When was the Golden Age of the Songhai Empire?
Songhai Empire was at is peak from 1500 AD to 1582. In 1500, Songhai covered 1.4 million square kilometers. It had conquered most of the Mali Empire and had sent expeditions into modern Senegal and Nigeria. In 1582, Askia Daoud died and the empire erupted in civil war for succession. By the time the war was over, Songhai was being invaded by Morocco which crushed it in 1591.
Why is songhai important to medieval Africa?
It also was a huge trading empire that came after Ghana and Mali.
A war over succession after the death of Emperor Askia Daoud weakened the empire and left it vulnerable from invasion by Morocco. The cities were sacked, and the empire was demolished as a regional power. The Moroccans lacked the ability to lead so great an empire, and lost control. It splintered into many separate kingdoms, but none were able to retain the power of the Songhai Empire.
