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The Askia's Jewish Advisors at the Songhai Court
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of Jewish communities in the Songhai Empire during the reign of Askia Muhammad Toure. While Askia Muhammad has been remembered for his Islamic reforms and his pilgrimage to Mecca, his court in Gao also included Jewish advisors who served as diplomats, merchants, and interpreters. Drawing on the Tarikh al-Sudan, Jewish chronicles from North Africa, and accounts by Leo Africanus, they examine the role of the Jewish diaspora from Tlemcen and the Maghreb in the trans-Saharan trade and their integration into Songhai's…
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