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The Siege of Gao: Songhai's Defiant Last Stand
In 1591, a Moroccan army armed with muskets marched across the Sahara to destroy the Songhai Empire. The Battle of Tondibi broke Songhai's army, but the story didn't end there. In this episode, Lucas and Luna follow Askia Ishaq II and his successor Askia Muhammad Gao as they retreat down the Niger, rallying Songhai forces for a desperate counterattack on their own capital. Drawing on the Tarikh al-Sudan and Tarikh al-Fattash, we piece together the siege of Gao, the brutal aftermath, and the final flight to Dendi — where the last Songhai kings held out for decades against the Saadian…
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