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The Chroniclers of Songhai: History's History
We know the Songhai Empire through the eyes of its own historians: the Tarikh al-Sudan and Tarikh al-Fattash, written in Timbuktu and Gao in the 17th century. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore who wrote these chronicles, why, and how they shaped our view of Songhai. They examine the contrasting portrayals of Sonni Ali and Askia Muhammad, the political biases of authors like Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di and Ibn al-Mukhtar, and the complex legacy of the Timbuktu manuscripts. The conversation also touches on the role of scholars like Ahmed Baba, the rediscovery of the chronicles in the 20th…
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