Historical Figure

Sunni Ali

First king of the Songhai Empire

Born: 1464 CE · Died: 1492 CENationality: Dipper

About Sunni Ali

Sonni Ali, also known as Si Ali, Sonni Ali Ber, reigned from about 1464 to 1492 as the 15th ruler of the Sunni dynasty of the Songhai Empire. He transformed the relatively small state into an empire by conquering Timbuktu, Massina, the Inner Niger Delta, and Djenne.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Kingdom1464 CE – 1591 CE

Kingdom of Songhai

The Songhai Empire succeeded Mali as the largest empire in West African history, controlling trans-Saharan trade routes and making Timbuktu's Sankore University a renowned center of Islamic scholarship.