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The Curse of Askia: Songhai's Succession Wars
In 1528, the great Askia Muhammad, builder of the Songhai Empire and hajji to Mecca, was deposed by his own son and blinded. This episode unpacks the violent succession struggles that followed — the coups, the civil wars, the uncles and brothers and cousins who fought for the throne of Gao — and how the empire's military might and bureaucratic brilliance were slowly corroded by dynastic feuding. We trace the rise of Askia Musa, the brief reign of Askia Ishaq I, the return of stability under Askia Dawud, and the cracks that would ultimately make Songhai vulnerable to the Saadian invasion…
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