Factors that Led to the Fall of the Ancient Songhai Empire: External Factors
Week 10
TOPIC: Factors that Led to the Fall of the Ancient Songhai Empire: External Factors
The Moroccan Conquest: The defeat of Songhai by the armies of Morocco brought an end to the empire. The Songhai Empire was very vast, and its trade cities were the envy of many kingdoms; thus, rulers of other empires sought to capture Songhai. The Moroccans in October 1590, led by Judar Pashar, took the cities of Gao, Djenne and Timbuktu. They went further to burn farmlands in the empire.
Many historians record that the Moroccan forces were supported by the British government under Queen Elizabeth I..... View More
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- Origin and Location of the Ancient Songhai Empire
- Socio-Political Structure of the Ancient Songhai Empire
- Socio-Political Structure of the Ancient Songhai Empire
- Socio-Economic Structure of the Ancient Songhai Empire
- Socio-Religious Activities of the Ancient Songhai Empire
- Factors that Led to the Rise of the Ancient Songhai Empire (Geographical Factors & Commercial Factors)
- Factors that Led to the Rise of the Ancient Songhai Empire (Political Factors & The Role of Islam)
- Factors that Led to the Fall of the Ancient Songhai Empire: Internal Factors
- Factors that Led to the Fall of the Ancient Songhai Empire: External Factors
- Reasons for Incompletion of the Conquest of the Ancient Songhai Empire
- Chapters 10
- Category JSS2
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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