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Sonni Ali's River Navy and the Sorko Warriors
We revisit the Songhai Empire not through its libraries or mosques, but through its watery highway. While earlier episodes touched on Sonni Ali Ber’s military campaigns, this episode dives deep into the Sorko people—the riverine specialists who made his conquest possible. We explore how these fisher-warriors used their intimate knowledge of the Niger River’s currents, seasonal floods, and hidden channels to build a navy that terrified rival states. Lucas walks us through the tactical use of the hiyo boat and the fari-mondio formation, while Luna helps unpack the social hierarchy of the river…
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