The Kingdom of Songhai

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical kingdom
gptkbp:area approximately 1,400,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:artwork gptkb:Islamic_art
gptkbp:availableIn internal strife
economic difficulties
invasion_by_the_Moroccans
gptkbp:capital Gao
gptkbp:colors 1591
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Mali_Empire
gptkbp:cultural_significance scholarship and architecture
gptkbp:culturalHeritage with_Europe_and_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:currency gold and salt
gptkbp:economy trade
gptkbp:education centers of learning
gptkbp:founded circa 1430
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Niger_River
gptkbp:governs monarchy
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest empires in African history
gptkbp:historicalContext 15th to 16th century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod local oral traditions
European_explorers
Arab_historians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Kingdom of Songhai
gptkbp:influence on_modern_West_African_states
gptkbp:internationalRelations Trans-Saharan_trade_routes
gptkbp:language Songhai languages
gptkbp:legacy cultural heritage
trade networks
scholarly contributions
cultural diffusion
Islamic_scholarship
influence_on_African_history
gptkbp:location West_Africa
gptkbp:militaryRank Songhai army
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Djenne
Timbuktu
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Askia_Muhammad_Ture
gptkb:Askia_Ishaq_I
gptkb:Askia_Dawud
Sonni Ali
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Askia_Muhammad
gptkbp:notableWork libraries
palaces
mosques
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Moroccan_Empire