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Songhai's Solar Eclipse: The Day the Sky Went Dark
In the 16th century, the Songhai Empire was the largest in West African history, controlling the gold and salt trades that linked the Sahel to North Africa and beyond. But what happened when the sky suddenly went dark? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the solar eclipse of 1533—a celestial event recorded in the Tarikh al-Sudan that sparked panic, prayer, and political maneuvering across the empire. They unpack how Songhai's scholars at Sankore Madrasa interpreted the eclipse, what it meant for Askia Muhammad Toure's legitimacy as a Muslim ruler, and how the eclipse became…
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