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The Songhai-Mali Border Forts of the Niger Bend
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the Songhai Empire's military infrastructure along the Niger River, specifically the chain of border forts and defensive settlements that protected the empire's heartland from both the Mali Empire and the Mossi Kingdoms. Drawing on oral traditions and the Tarikh al-Sudan, they examine the strategic role of the fari-mondio, the Songhai official responsible for river defenses, and the engineering of the mud-brick fortresses that dotted the Niger Bend. The conversation covers the fort of Koukya, the original Songhai capital…
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