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Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa‘dī's Ta’rīkh Al-sūdān down to 1613 and other Contemporary Documents (Islamic History and Civilization, 27)

John O. Hunwick

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Description:The principal text translated in this volume is the Ta r kh Al-s d n of the seventeenth-century Timbuktu scholar Abd al-Rah m n al-Sa d . Thirty chapters are included, dealing with the history of Timbuktu and Jenne, their scholars, and the political history of the Songhay empire from the reign of Sunni Al (1464-1492) through Moroccan conquest of Songhay in 1591 and down to the year 1613 when the Pashalik of Timbuktu became an autonomous ruling institution in the Middle Niger region. The year 1613 also marked the effective end of Songhay resistance. The other contemporary documents included are a new English translation of Leo Africanus's description of West Africa, some letters relating to Sa d an diplomacy and conquests in the Sahara and Sahel, al-Ifr n 's account of Sa d an conquest of Songhay, and an account of this expedition by an anonymous Spaniard. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa‘dī's Ta’rīkh Al-sūdān down to 1613 and other Contemporary Documents (Islamic History and Civilization, 27). To get started finding Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa‘dī's Ta’rīkh Al-sūdān down to 1613 and other Contemporary Documents (Islamic History and Civilization, 27), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The principal text translated in this volume is the Ta r kh Al-s d n of the seventeenth-century Timbuktu scholar Abd al-Rah m n al-Sa d . Thirty chapters are included, dealing with the history of Timbuktu and Jenne, their scholars, and the political history of the Songhay empire from the reign of Sunni Al (1464-1492) through Moroccan conquest of Songhay in 1591 and down to the year 1613 when the Pashalik of Timbuktu became an autonomous ruling institution in the Middle Niger region. The year 1613 also marked the effective end of Songhay resistance. The other contemporary documents included are a new English translation of Leo Africanus's description of West Africa, some letters relating to Sa d an diplomacy and conquests in the Sahara and Sahel, al-Ifr n 's account of Sa d an conquest of Songhay, and an account of this expedition by an anonymous Spaniard. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa‘dī's Ta’rīkh Al-sūdān down to 1613 and other Contemporary Documents (Islamic History and Civilization, 27). To get started finding Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa‘dī's Ta’rīkh Al-sūdān down to 1613 and other Contemporary Documents (Islamic History and Civilization, 27), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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