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Songhai's Salt Tax and the Fall of Tondibi

Songhai's Salt Tax and the Fall of Tondibi

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In 1591, the Songhai Empire faced its most devastating defeat at the Battle of Tondibi, where Moroccan forces armed with arquebuses shattered the Sahel's last great power. But the roots of that collapse lay decades earlier in Songhai's control of the salt mines at Taghaza. This episode explores how salt — not gold — was the true currency of the trans-Saharan trade, and how Sultan Al-Mansur's ambition to seize those mines led to a military expedition that crossed the desert with 4,000 men, European mercenaries, and a secret weapon: gunpowder. Lucas and Luna unpack the economics of Taghaza, the politics of the Saadi dynasty, and the brutal logistics of the Moroccan invasion. They also look at the aftermath: how Songhai's cowrie-based economy collapsed, Timbuktu's scholars were scattered, and the region fragmented into small states. A story of salt, greed, and the end of an era. #Songhai #Tondibi #Taghaza #Saadi #AlMansur #JudarPasha #transSaharanTrade #saltMines #cowrieShells #gunpowder #Timbuktu #AskiaDynasty #WestAfrica #16thCentury #EmpireCollapse #economicHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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