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Songhai's Patron Saint: al-Maghili and the Islamic Turn
Askia Muhammad didn't just conquer an empire — he needed a new set of laws to rule it. Enter Muhammad al-Maghili, a fiery North African jurist who arrived in Gao around 1498 and helped reshape Songhai's legal foundations. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore al-Maghili's controversial career: his earlier role in the expulsion of Jews from the Tuat oasis, his harsh critique of Sonni Ali's rule, the famous questions Askia Muhammad posed to him, and the surviving legal text 'The Obligations of Princes' that became a blueprint for Islamic governance in West…
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