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The Scholars of Timbuktu: Songhai's Intellectual Golden Age
Lucas and Luna explore the vibrant intellectual life of Timbuktu under the Songhai Empire, focusing on the Sankore University and its renowned scholars like Ahmed Baba. They discuss the city's role as a center of Islamic learning, the preservation of manuscripts, and the tragic loss of knowledge after the Saadian invasion in 1591. This episode delves into the scholarly networks, the rivalry between Timbuktu and other centers like Gao, and the enduring legacy of the Tarikh al-Sudan and Tarikh al-Fattash. Listeners will learn about the curriculum at Sankore, the patronage of the Askias…
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