The empire was conquered by the Moroccans in the late 1500s.
Songhai was conquered in 1585 by a small army from the Arab kingdom of Morocco. The army crossed the Sahara armed with gunpowder weapons like, cannons and guns and easily overtook the Songhai people who fought with swords, bows, and spears. This splintered the empire into smaller empires
The Ottoman Dynasty eventually conquered the empire established by the Seljuk Turks
Morocco
Mali's empire helped songhai controll trade routes and it made songhai richer
the empire was conquered by the moroccans in the late 1500s.
The empire was conquered by the Moroccans in the late 1500s.
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== Songhai achieved expansion under the ruler of Sonni Ali,Ali was a Muslim like the Mali rulers before him. He was an efficient warrior who in the 1460's conquered many of the nieghboring states around Songhai. These were just a few of the many achievements of songhai for more go to songhai-empire
Songhai Empire was at is peak from 1500 AD to 1582. In 1500, Songhai covered 1.4 million square kilometers. It had conquered most of the Mali Empire and had sent expeditions into modern Senegal and Nigeria. In 1582, Askia Daoud died and the empire erupted in civil war for succession. By the time the war was over, Songhai was being invaded by Morocco which crushed it in 1591.
Songhai was conquered in 1585 by a small army from the Arab kingdom of Morocco. The army crossed the Sahara armed with gunpowder weapons like, cannons and guns and easily overtook the Songhai people who fought with swords, bows, and spears. This splintered the empire into smaller empires
Songhai empire
The Moroccans.
Songhai Empire ended in 1591.
Sonni Ali expanded Songhai through military conquest, forming alliances and integrating newly conquered territories into the empire. He improved trade routes, developed a strong navy, and promoted Islam as a unifying force within the empire.
The Babylonian Empire.
The Ottoman Dynasty eventually conquered the empire established by the Seljuk Turks