Before revision: History This area was part of the Dendi, the only Songhay province that was spared after the invasion by the Saadi dynasty of Morocco and where the last Songhai emperor Askia Ishaq II fled to after he was defeated.
After revision: History The first Songhai stettlers were the Sonni Dynasty.In 1591, the Askia Dynasty princes also moved to this region and the region further south (Dendiganda) after the invasion by the Saadi dynasty of Morocco and where the last Songhai emperor Askia Ishaq II fled to after he was defeated.