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The Salt Trade That Built Songhai
Salt was more valuable than gold in the medieval Sahel, and the Songhai Empire's control of the Taghaza salt mines was the economic engine that powered its rise. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the brutal conditions of the salt caravans, the political maneuvering to secure the mines from Tuareg and Moroccan rivals, and how the salt trade connected Songhai to markets as far as the Mediterranean. They discuss Askia Muhammad's military campaign to seize Taghaza, the role of salt in the trans-Saharan economy, and the environmental challenges of mining in the desert. Along the…
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