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Religion and state in the Songhay Empire, 1464-1591essay 1966 • Hunwick, John O.
Songhai • Africa > Western Africa
This essay summarizes the history of the Songhai Empire prior to the Moroccan invasion in 1591. The author shows the ties between religion and state throughout the period, as well as the relationship between the Songhai court, local cults, and Islam—...