It is true that the defunct Songhai Empire, which waxed and waned between early 15th century and late 16th century, was located in what is now Niger Republic (and parts of modern Mali), ...

WOMEN PRAISE SINGERS OF SONGHAY "In the early days of the Songhay empire there were no griots (praise singers). When the rulers returned from war, their own wives used to sing their praises.

The rulers of the Songhai Empire were known as Sonni or Shi. Islam, traditional Songhai religion and Paganism: Sonni Ali is remembered as a strong military leader who greatly expanded the empire.

The genocidal tactics of Sonni Ali Ber, the founder of the Songhay empire, are comparable in scale to those of Caesar in Gaul or France’s massacres of the Bwa in modern-day Burkina Faso during the ...

Although their empire arguably has had the greatest worldwide cultural impact, ... Songhai Empire. Roke~commonswiki / wikimedia commons. Years: 1375-1591; Land Area: 540,000 sq. mi.

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In West Africa, the fall of the Songhai Empire and ensuing civil wars left its people vulnerable for colonial exploitation and enslavement.