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Under his rule, the Songhai military possessed a full-time corps of warriors. Askia is said to have cynical attitudes towards kingdoms lacking professional fighting forces. [ 14 ] Al-Sa'di, the chronicler who wrote the Tarikh al-Sudan , compared Askiya's army to that of his predecessor:
Kanembu warriors. African military systems before 1800 refers to the evolution of military systems on the African continent prior to 1800, with emphasis on the role of indigenous states and peoples, whose leaders and fighting forces were born on the continent, with their main military bases, fortifications, and supply sources based on or deriving from the continent, and whose operations were ...
The military history of the Mali Empire is that of the armed forces of the Mali Empire, which dominated Western Africa from the mid 13th to the late 15th century. The military culture of the empire's driving force, Mandinka people , influenced many later states in West Africa including break-away powers such as the Songhay and Jolof empires.
He reorganized the army and led at least 20 military campaigns, most of them successful, projecting Songhai power throughout the region and bringing massive quantities of booty and slaves back to Gao. [9] These included attacks against the Mossi in 1549 and 1561-2, Borgu in 1558-9 and 1563, and the Mali Empire in 1550 and 1558.
Kanta was the chief in charge of the Province of Lekka (now known as Kebbi), then under the Songhai Empire. [ 1 ] As a General in the Songhai Army, he was suspected to have been a pivotal figure in the alleged conquest that saw the Empire conquer five of the most powerful Hausa States ( Kano , Gobir , Katsina , Zazzau and Zamfara ) and more ...
Mahmud ibn Zarkun, also known as Mahmud ben Zergun (Arabic: محمود بن زرقون, Maḥmūd ibn Zarqūn), was a Moroccan eunuch who rose to the rank of pasha.For a time, he served as the commander of all renegades in Morocco.
During the reign of Askia Ishaq II, Muhammad Gao served as Balma’a, military commander of Kabara near Timbuktu. [4] When the Moroccans invaded Songhai in 1591, Askia Ishaq II lost the first major battle at Tondibi in March. [5] The Sultan of Morocco rejected the Askia's peace proposal and sent another expedition led by Pasha Mahmud ibn Zarkun.
The Songhai people (autonym: Ayneha) are an ethnolinguistic group in West Africa who speak the various Songhai languages. Their history and lingua franca is linked to the Songhai Empire which dominated the western Sahel in the 15th and 16th century. Predominantly adherents of Islam, the Songhai are primarily located in Niger and Mali.