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The Day Timbuktu's Scholars Faced Judar Pasha
In 1591, the Songhai Empire collapsed under Moroccan gunfire at the Battle of Tondibi. But the real story is what happened next: the occupation of Timbuktu by Judar Pasha's army, and how the city's scholars — led by the legendary Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti — resisted, negotiated, and preserved their intellectual legacy under foreign rule. This episode zooms in on the occupation years (1591-1600), the deportation of scholars to Marrakesh, the burning of the Sankore library, and the quiet defiance in the face of occupation. We follow Ahmad Baba's captivity, his release, and his…
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