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The Timbuktu Scholar Who Wrote the Tarikh al-Sudan
In this episode, we meet Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di, the 17th-century Timbuktu scholar who authored the Tarikh al-Sudan, one of the most vital sources for the history of the Songhai Empire and the Sahel. Born in 1594, just after the Moroccan invasion, al-Sa'di witnessed the collapse of Songhai and the rise of new powers. He served as a qadi in Djenné and Timbuktu, and his chronicle documents the reigns of the Askia emperors, the Moroccan occupation, and the intellectual life of Sankore. We explore his motivations for writing, the challenges of preserving history in a time of turmoil…
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