Before revision: The first stettlers to move back here from Gao were the Sonni Dynasty in 1493 followed by the Askia Dynasty in 1591 who also settled here and further south in the Dendiganda and established smaller kingdoms after the invasion of the Songhai Empire by the Saadi dynasty of Morocco.
After revision: 350px|Pre-imperial SonghaiThe first stettlers to move back here from Gao were the Sonni Dynasty in 1493 followed by the Askia Dynasty in 1591 who also settled here and further south in the Dendiganda and established smaller kingdoms after the invasion of the Songhai Empire by the Saadi dynasty of Morocco.