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Songhai Empire. The Songhai Empire was a state located in the western part of the Sahel during the 15th and 16th centuries. At its peak, it was one of the largest African empires in history. The state is known by its historiographical name, derived from its largest ethnic group and ruling elite, the Songhai people.
The Moroccan invasion of the Songhai Empire began with an expedition sent in 1590 by Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur of the Saadian dynasty, which ruled over Morocco at the time. The Saadian army, led by Judar Pasha, arrived in the Niger valley region (in present-day Mali) in 1591 and won its first and most decisive victory against the forces of Askia Ishaq II at the Battle of Tondibi and occupied the ...
Battle of Tondibi. The Battle of Tondibi was the decisive confrontation in the 16th-century invasion of the Songhai Empire by the army of the Saadi dynasty in Morocco. The Moroccan forces under Judar Pasha defeated the Songhai under Askia Ishaq II, guaranteeing the empire's downfall.
Dynasty. Askiya dynasty. Father. Askia Mohammad (Ruled 1493-1528) Mother. Sana bint Fari-koi, or Sana Fariu [5] Askia Daoud (also Askia Dāwūd, Askiya Dawud) was the ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1549 to 1582. His rule saw the empire rise to a peak of peace and prosperity following a series of succession disputes and short reigns. [6]
In 1591, the Songhai Empire was defeated at the Battle of Tondibi by a Moroccan expeditionary force. Thanks to the Moroccan's use of gunpowder weapons such as the arquebus and cannon, Songhai power was pushed back eastward across the Niger where they formed the smaller but still robust Dendi Kingdom . [ 3 ]
Battle of Tondibi. Judar Pasha (Arabic: جؤذر باشا) was a Spanish-Moroccan military leader under the Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in the late 16th century. He led the Saadian army in the conquest of the Songhai Empire. Born as Diego de Guevara in Cuevas del Almanzora, Castile, [1] Judar [2] had been captured by Muslim slave-raiders as ...
Died. Jirawa. Father. Mukata. Mother. Tamatu. Muhammad Kanta Kotal, also known as Kanta Kotal, was a Hausa Warrior and Military General who became the first King of Kebbi, now a state in Northern Nigeria. Kanta was the chief in charge of the Province of Lekka (now known as Kebbi), then under the Songhai Empire. [1]
Askia Muhammad Bani was the ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1586 to 1588. He was elevated by his brothers after they had deposed Askia Al-Hajj, his predecessor. The depredations of a corrupt and arrogant royal official in Timbuktu sparked a rebellion led by Basma Muhammad Sadiq (a son of Askia Dawud ). Muhammad Bani died before battle was ...