What led to the fall of the Songhai empire?

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Robert Christ · Answer 1 · 2020-06-10T14:07:36+0000

They had collapsed after al-mansur had sent an army to attack them and gain trade route access. When they were defeated in the Battle of Tondibi they had soon collapsed. Plus they had a recent civil war, so they were weakened.

MikaelW · Answer 2 · 2020-06-15T07:12:18+0000

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The Songhai Empire failed due to Moroccan invasion who wanted to control the trans-Saharan trade routes, Sultan Ahmed el-Mansoor sent an army force, which met the bulk of the Songhai army living near Tondibi in the year 1591 and vanquished them leading the fall of Songhai empire.

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