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The Fall of Timbuktu: Songhai's Last Emperor Askia Ishaq II
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic final years of the Songhai Empire through the lens of its last great ruler, Askia Ishaq II. After the devastating Moroccan invasion at the Battle of Tondibi in 1591, where Judar Pasha's arquebusiers shattered the Songhai army, Ishaq II fled to the south and attempted to negotiate. Lucas details how the emperor's miscalculations—including a failed peace mission and a desperate alliance with the Mossi—led to his overthrow by his own general, Muhammad Gao. The episode also examines the role of the Tarikh al-Sudan and Tarikh…
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