The Songhai had been the dominant force …
Years: 1590 - 1590
October
The Songhai had been the dominant force in West Africa for more than a century, controlling the Western Sudan from the headwaters of the Senegal River to what is now Niger and Nigeria.
A rivalry for succession after the 1583 death of Askia Daoud has left the Empire in a weakened state, however.
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People
Groups
- Songhai (Songhay) Empire
- Morocco, Sa'di Sharifate of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of
