Historical context: Founded in the 1430s, the Songhai Empire conquered much of inland West Africa, with its center in what is today the country of Mali.

Object Details Author Insoll, Timothy Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Date 2005 Call number DT20 .E53 2005 Type Articles Place Songhai Empire Gao (Mali) Data Source Smithsonian ...

Tombouctou et l'empire Songhay : épanouissement du Soudan nigérien aux XVe-XVIe siècles / Sékéné Mody Cissoko Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...

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