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When Cowrie Shells Became Currency: Inside Songhai's Monetary System

When Cowrie Shells Became Currency: Inside Songhai's Monetary System

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The Songhai Empire, one of the largest states in African history, built its wealth on an unusual currency: cowrie shells. This episode dives into the logistics of the West African cowrie economy—how shells from the Maldives traveled thousands of miles across the Sahara to become legal tender in Gao and Timbuktu. We explore the imperial monopoly on salt and gold, the role of the Niger River in trade, and the fiscal policies of Askia Muhammad that kept the system stable. The episode also examines the collapse of the cowrie standard after the invasion of Judar Pasha, when Spanish silver and Moroccan muskets devalued centuries of accumulated wealth. Along the way, we meet the Wangara merchants, the famous scholars of Sankore, and the salt miners of Taghaza. A concise look at how a pre-modern economy worked without coins—and what happened when it failed. #Songhai #CowrieShells #AskiaMuhammad #Timbuktu #Gao #Taghaza #Wangara #JudarPasha #TransSaharanTrade #Maldives #NigerRiver #WestAfrica #Sankore #SaltTrade #GoldTrade #EconomicHistory #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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