This state's ruling house converted to Islam under the reign of King Kossoi, a member of the "dia" line which was supplanted by the "shi.
This state's ruling house converted to Islam under the reign of King Kossoi, a member of the "dia" line which was supplanted by the "shi." It was strengthened in the late fifteenth century when the Mossi were repulsed and the Dogon and Fulani were defeated in the hills of Bandiagara, and it took Jenne in 1473 after a seven-year siege. It was weakened when Sultan Ahmad al- Mansur of Morocco raided its salt deposits of Taghaza, and its forces under Issihak I were routed by the Moroccans at the battle of Tondibi. Ruled from Gao by Sonni Ali and Muhammad I Askia, for 10 points, identify this African trading state in the Niger River region which arose after the decline of Mali.
This state's ruling house converted to Islam under the reign of King Kossoi, a member of the "dia" line which was supplanted by the "shi.
{Songhai} Empire