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The Geographer of Timbuktu: al-Sadi and the Tarikh al-Sudan
When the Saadian army from Morocco sacked Timbuktu in 1591, much of the city's intellectual life was scattered or destroyed. But one scholar, Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi, set down a detailed history of the Songhai Empire and the Sahel that survives to this day. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how al-Sadi's 'Tarikh al-Sudan' — written while the city was under occupation — became a cornerstone of West African historiography. They discuss his life in Djenné and Timbuktu, his work as a scribe and imam, and how he wove oral traditions, earlier written sources, and his own…
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