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The Silk Road System That Made Songhai a Superpower

The Silk Road System That Made Songhai a Superpower

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Songhai didn't just dominate the trans-Saharan salt and gold trade — they built a sophisticated economic infrastructure that rivaled anything in Europe or Asia. This episode zooms in on the Taghaza salt mines, the Wangara goldfields, and the network of darughachi-style inspectors that ensured every caravan paid its tamgha (customs duty). We follow a single journey: a Tuareg caravan carrying salt slabs from the Sahara to Timbuktu, then onward to Gao, where the Askia's agents collected taxes in cowrie shells and gold dust. We also explore how Songhai's control of the Niger River allowed them to double-tax goods moving both overland and by water, a policy that generated enormous revenue but also bred resentment. Finally, we consider why this system — so lucrative for the empire's elite — left the empire vulnerable when the Saadi Sultan's arquebusiers arrived at Tondibi. #Songhai #transSaharanTrade #Taghaza #Wangara #SaltGold #Timbuktu #Gao #NigerRiver #AskiaMuhammad #Tamgha #Darughachi #Caravan #CowrieShells #Tondibi #SaadiDynasty #AfricanEmpires #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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