Moroccan invasion of the Songhai Empire
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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| gptkbp:cause |
desire to control trans-Saharan trade
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Saadi_Sultanate
Songhai Empire |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Askia_Ishaq_II
gptkb:Judar_Pasha |
| gptkbp:date |
April 1591
|
| gptkbp:effect |
Moroccan control of Gao and Timbuktu
collapse of the Songhai Empire decline of Timbuktu as a center of learning |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1591
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:Gao Songhai Empire Timbuktu |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
use of firearms by Moroccan forces
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
history of West Africa
|
| gptkbp:result |
Moroccan victory
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tondibi
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1591
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Conquest_of_Timbuktu
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Moroccan invasion of the Songhai Empire
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