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Songhai
Songhai or Songhay , largest of the former empires in the western Sudan region of N Africa. The state was founded (c.700) by Berbers on the Middle Niger, in what is now central Mali. The rulers accepted Islam c.1000. Its power was much increased by Sonni Ali (1464-92), who occupied Timbuktu in 1... Read more
Timbuktu
Timbuktu , city (1987 pop. 31,925), central Mali, near the Niger River. Connected with the Niger by a series of canals, Timbuktu is served by the small river port of Kabara. Its salt trade and handicraft industries make it an important meeting place for the nomadic people of the Sahara. Timbuktu was... Read more
Central Powers
Central Powers in World War I , the coalition of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. ... Read more
Palatine
Palatine hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome . ... Read more
empire of Nicaea
empire of Nicaea 1204-61. In 1204 the armies of the Fourth Crusade set up the Latin Empire of Constantinople, but the Crusaders' influence did not extend over the entire Byzantine Empire. Several Greek successor states, chief among them the empire of Nicaea, sprang up (see also Epirus, despotate o... Read more
emperor
emperor [Lat. imperator =one holding supreme power, especially applied to generals], the sovereign head of an empire. In the Roman republic the term imperator referred to the chief military commander and was used only on the battlefield. It was first used continuously by Julius Caesar and was re... Read more
Comnenus
Comnenus , family name of several Byzantine emperors— Isaac I , Alexius I , John II , Manuel I , Alexius II , and Andronicus I —who reigned in the 11th and 12th cent., and of the historian, Princess Anna Comnena . Though unable to turn back the forces that contributed to the eventu... Read more
Apis
Apis , in Egyptian religion, sacred bull of Memphis, said to be the incarnation of Osiris or of Ptah. His worship spread throughout the Mediterranean world and was particularly important during the time of the Roman Empire. See also Serapis . ... Read more
Habsburg
Habsburg (Hapsburg) Austrian royal dynasty, a leading ruling house in Europe from the 13th to 19th century. It became a major force when Rudolf I was elected king of the Germans (1273). He established the core of the Habsburg dominions in Austria. The Habsburgs ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1438... Read more
Roman Empire
Roman Empire Mediterranean empire formed (c.27 bc) by Augustus after the assassination (c.44 bc) of Julius Caesar. Its power centre was ancient Rome. The Romans adopted the culture of ancient Greece, but their Empire was based on military power and Roman law. In terms of technology and (arguably) ... Read more

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Songhai
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Songhai West African empire, founded c. ad 700. In...of Timbuktu , and the Songhai Empire acquired control of most...stranglehold on trade routes. The Empire began to disintegrate...factional in-fighting. The Songhai peoples still control... Read more
Mali
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Fulani (or Peul) 14%, Senufo 12%, Soninke 9%, Tuareg 7%, Songhai 7%, Malinke (Mandingo or Mandinke) 7% languages: French...Politics Mali lay at the heart of many of Africa's historic empires. From the 4th to the 11th centuries, the region formed part of the ancient Ghana Empire. The medieval ... Read more
Niger
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...government: Multiparty republic ethnic groups: Hausa 53%, Zerma-Songhai 21%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (or Peul) 10% languages: French...Hausa settled in s Niger. In the early 16th century, the Songhai Empire controlled much of Niger, but the Moroccans supplanted the Songhai at the turn of the century. ... Read more
Timbuktu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...cent., when it was part of the Mali empire (see History under Mali ), it had become...famous for its gold trade. Under the Songhai empire (15th and 16th cent.) the city was...many manuscripts from the Mali and Songhai empires. Read more
Malians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Minianka, Senufo, Soninke (or Sarakolle), Songhai (or Sonrai), Tuareg (or Tamacheq), and...explorers arrived in 1795, the Malinke and Songhai empires developed and flourished in the region...another. As the founder of an ancient empire, Sunjata Keita (c.1200 – c.1260... Read more
Agadez
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...caravan routes linking Egypt and Libya with the Lake Chad area. Agadez was held by the Mali empire during part of the 14th cent., captured by the Songhai empire in 1515, and controlled by Bornu in the 17th cent. It remained a trade center until the... Read more
Malinke
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...as 7,000 years. The Malinke are heirs to the great Mali Empire, a medieval merchant empire that flourished from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century...Timbuctu, was also part of the vast and prosperous Mali Empire. The empire declined in the fifteenth century and was gradually absorbed by the ... Read more
Senegalese
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...important precolonial history. The lands now comprising Senegal once were part of three empires: Ghana, Mali (which brought Islam to the area), and the Songhai. Senegalese culture strongly reflects influences from these Islamic rulers and conquerors... Read more
Senegal
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...From the 6th to 10th century, Senegal formed part of the Empire of ancient Ghana. Between the 10th and 14th centuries...that Senegal got its name. In the 14th century, the Mali Empire conquered Tekrur. In the early 15th century, the Wolof established the Jolof Empire. The Songhai Empire ... Read more
Guinea
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Politics The ne Guinea plains formed part of the medieval Empire of Ghana. The Malinke formed the Mali Empire, which dominated the region in the 12th century. The Songhai Empire supplanted the Malinke in the 15th century. Portuguese explorers... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Songhai empire"

Songhay
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Songhay (or Songhai , Songhoi ) A former West African empire on the Niger River and the name...capital to Gao. In 1325 the MALI empire annexed Songhay, but in 1335...made Songhay the most important empire in western Africa, eclipsing... Read more
Mali
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...The founder, Sundjata, conquered the remains of the empire of GHANA c. 1235–40 with his army of Malinke soldiers...across the Sahara and became a major supplier of gold. The empire reached its peak in the early 14th century under Mansa...account of the court and trade. However, by then the empire ... Read more
Niger
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...17th century the Zerma established an empire around the River Niger. The HAUSA , who...beliefs 20.0% Ethnic Groups: Hausa 54.1%; Songhai, Zerma, and Dendi 21.7%; Fulani 10.1...Languages: French (official); Hausa; Songhai; local languages International Organizations... Read more

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Country profile: Mali.
Magazine article from: New Internationalist; 1/1/1997; ; 554 words ; ...culture, the cradle of three of the greatest medieval African empires: those of Ghana, Songhai and Mali. Today, two cities in particular are reminiscent...considered a perfect example of indigenous architecture. The Malian empire was in decline when the French occupied it in 1850 - and French... Read more
More from Mali: ngoni masters.(Sound recording review)
Magazine article from: African Business; 1/1/2008; 700+ words ; ...Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire. The repertoire Bassekou plays...their first albums together; Songhai and Djelika. Bassekou was...the last pre-colonial Malian empires: the Bambara empire of Segu founded by Biton Mamary...colonial powers subdued the last empires of the West African ... Read more