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Songhai Empire

former state located in western Africa
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Summary

Songhai Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,008 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Continent: Africa[3]
  • Capital: Gao[4]
  • Official language: Songhay[5]
  • Currency: cowrie currency[6]
  • Basic form of government: monarchy[7]
  • Commons category: Songhai Empire[8]
  • Inception: 1464[9]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: March 12, 1591[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Songhai Empire[11]
  • Replaces: Gao Empire[12]
  • Language used: Central Mande[13]
  • Official religion: Islam[14]
  • Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Mali[15], Niger[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
  • P14541: 45v2Zy[18]

Why It Matters

Songhai Empire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

cowrie currency Mali Niger

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Medieval Islamic Civilization. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'bm', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de'
    Gnd id → 4055558-6
    Sitelink count → 64
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 45v2Zy
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