THE SONGHAI EMPIRE AND SONNI ALI: How Just 4000 Invaders Destroyed African Greatest Empire

THE SONGHAI EMPIRE: Destroyed By 4000 Invaders in One Battle

Discover the shocking true story of how the mighty Songhai Empire—once the largest and most powerful empire in African history—was brought to its knees by just 4,000 foreign soldiers. This historical documentary uncovers the rise of Songhai, its golden age under rulers like Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad, and the devastating Moroccan invasion of 1591 that led to its sudden collapse.

Learn how advanced weaponry, political betrayal, and foreign ambition reshaped the destiny of West Africa forever.
Battle of Tondibi
Battle of Alcacer Quibir
Moroccan invasion of Songhai Empire under Judar Pasha

0:00 Introduction
03:41 Gao and Mali
06:00 Ibn Battuta visited
06:33 Independence
07:33 Sunni Ali
12:32 Decline and Saadian Invasion
15:10 0utro


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