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The Songhai Empire's Watery Highway: Life on the River Niger
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the Songhai Empire not as a land power but as a river civilization. The Niger River was the empire's lifeblood, and the Songhai mastered it in ways that shaped their politics, economy, and daily existence. We'll discuss the Sorko people, the legendary fisherman who became the empire's river guides; the hiyo, the wooden boats that carried everything from grain to gold; and the role of the fari-mondio, the admiral of the Niger. We'll look at how Sonni Ali used the river to control Timbuktu, and how Askia…
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