Songhai Empire

8 artifacts · 900 CE – 1655 CE · architecture (3) · people (2) · artifact (2) · art (1)

The Songhai Empire, one of the largest and most sophisticated empires in West Africa from the 10th to the 17th century, was a hub of trade, culture, and scholarship. The artifacts displayed here reveal the empire's architectural grandeur, scholarly pursuits, and the influential figures who guided its development.

The Collection

• Songhai People — 900 CE · people
• University of Sankore — 989 CE · architecture
• Great Mosque of Djenné — 1300 CE · architecture
• Timbuktu Manuscripts — 1300 CE · artifact
• Timbuktu Astronomical Manuscript — 1450 CE · art
• Mahmud Kati — 1468 CE · people
• Tomb of Askia — 1495 CE · architecture
• Tarikh al-Sudan — 1655 CE · artifact