Songhai Empire
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The Songhai Empire was a powerful and wealthy medieval West African state centered along the Niger River, renowned for its control of trans-Saharan trade and cities like Gao and Timbuktu.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African state
ⓘ
historical empire ⓘ medieval empire ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Gao ⓘ |
| armyType | cavalry-based army ⓘ |
| capital | Gao ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlled | trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| currencyOrMediumOfExchange |
cowrie shells
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| decisiveBattle | Battle of Tondibi ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Askia dynasty
ⓘ
Sunni dynasty ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ tribute ⓘ |
| educationalInstitution | Sankore University ⓘ |
| endDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Songhai people ⓘ |
| fellTo | Saadian Morocco ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| intellectualCenter |
Jenne
ⓘ
Timbuktu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
control of Saharan trade ⓘ military power ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| language |
Songhay languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Songhai languages
|
| legalSystem |
Sharia
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic law (sharia)
|
| locatedAlong | Niger River ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Jenne
ⓘ
Timbuktu ⓘ |
| navalForce | riverine fleet on the Niger ⓘ |
| notableScholar | Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | reign of Askia Muhammad I ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Gao Kingdom
ⓘ
Mali Empire ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruler |
Askia Muhammad I
ⓘ
surface form:
Askia Dawud
Askia Muhammad I ⓘ Sunni Ali ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 15th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Moroccan pashas of Timbuktu
ⓘ
smaller successor states along the Niger ⓘ |
| tradedCommodity |
books
ⓘ
gold ⓘ kolanuts ⓘ salt ⓘ slaves ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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