Sunni ali ber king of songhay
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Sunni ali ber king of songhay
Sonni Ali
First king of the Songhai Empire
| Sunni Ali | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 1464 – November 6, 1492 |
| Successor | Sunni Baru |
| Reign | 1464 – 1492 |
| Predecessor | Sunni Suleiman |
| Successor | Sunni Baru |
| Died | 1492 |
| Father | Sonni Muhammad Da'o |
| Religion | Islam |
Sunni Ali, also known as Si Ali, Sunni Ali Ber (Ber meaning "the Great"),[2]reigned from about 1464 to 1492 as the 15th ruler of the Sunni dynasty of the Songhai Empire.
He transformed the relatively small state into an empire by conquering Timbuktu, Massina, the Inner Niger Delta, and Djenne.
Early life
Sunni Ali was born the son of Sonni Muhammad Da'o, who appears in the kinglists of the Tarikh al-Sudan and Tarikh al-Fattash as the 10th Sonni ruler.
His mother was from Fara, an area that was still heavily pagan, and Ali was raised in this milieu. As a Sonni, he also received an Islamic education, but practiced a syncretic, unorthodox faith.
Reign
Upon Sunni Ali's accession, the Songhay alread