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.
^Levtzion 1977, p. 424.
^Walker, Robin (1999). The West African empire of Songhai in 10 easy lessons : introduction to black history. Siaf Millar. Birmingham: Concept Learning Ltd. ISBN 1-903181-00-3. OCLC 47678165.
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....
derived from its largest ethnic group and ruling elite, the Songhai people. SonniAli established Gao as the empire's capital, although a Songhai state had...
Sonni Bāru, also known as Sonni Abū Bakr Dao was the 16th and last king of the Sonni dynasty to rule over the Songhai Empire located in west Africa. His...
fishermen and traders. Following SonniAli's death, Muslim factions rebelled against his successor and installed SonniAli nephew, Askia Muhammad (formerly...
Kassey and is said in oral tradition to have been the sister of SonniAli. Under SonniAli, Muhammad Ture was a powerful general but frequently clashed with...
framework of Islam. Following the breakup of Mali, a local leader named SonniAli (1464–1492) founded the Songhai Empire in the region of middle Niger and...
states was the Songhai Empire, which expanded rapidly beginning with king SonniAli in the 1460s. By 1500, it had risen to stretch from Cameroon to the Maghreb...
a SonniAli sister. Muhammad Ture (1493–1528) founded the Askiya dynasty, askiya being the title of the king. He consolidated the conquests of Sonni Ali...
made a bid for independence and regional power. Under the leadership of SonniAli (r. 1464–1492), the Songhai of Gao formed the Songhai Empire, which would...
France succeeds Charles VII of France as king (reigns until 1483). 1462: SonniAli Ber, the ruler of the Songhai (or Songhay) Empire, along the Niger River...
led, consecutively, by Sunni Ali Ber (1468–1492), Sunni Baru (1492–1493) and Askia Mohammad I (1493–1528). Although Sunni Ali Ber was in severe conflict...
ceramics, three groups were found that lived around Méma, the Canal de SonniAli and Windé Koroji on the border with Mauritania in the period around 2000...
Songhai Empire SonniAli died in 1492, his former army general and nephew Askia Mohammad rebelled against his son and successor, Sonni Baru and defeated...
dominant state based on Gao, in the Songhai Empire, under the leadership of SonniAli and Askia Mohammed. Meanwhile, south of the Sudan, strong city-states...
Sankore Madrasah Gao Empire (9th century–1430) Songhai Empire (1464–1591) SonniAli Battle of Tondibi After the Empires, 1591–1892 Saadi dynasty Pashalik...
states was the Songhai Empire, which expanded rapidly beginning with king SonniAli in the 1460s. By 1500, it had risen to stretch from Cameroon to the Maghreb...
SonniAli (1464–1492) founded the Songhai Empire in the region of middle Niger and western Sudan and took control of the trans-Saharan trade. Sonni Ali...
scholar, travels across Africa and writes an account of all he sees 1462 SonniAli becomes ruler of the Songhai people and goes on to build the Songhai Empire...
The Sonni dynasty, Sunni dynasty or Si dynasty was a dynasty of rulers of the Songhai Empire of medieval West Africa. The origins of the dynasty are shrouded...
of Kartli 1537 – 1611 Solomon I of Imereti King of Imereti 1735 – 1784 SonniAli Ber First Ruler of the Songhai Empire 1462 – 1492 Stefan Uroš I King of...
and 1338 Mossi warriors raided Timbuktu but the Mossi were defeated by SonniAli of Songhai at the Battle of Kobi in Mali in 1483. During the early 16th...
until the late 1200s continued to be used in Kukiya until the time of SonniAli (1464–1492). He greatly expanded the territory under Songhay control and...
Scotland becomes perpetual. Fire breaks out at Metz Cathedral in France. SonniAli, king of the Songhai Empire, takes power over Timbuktu. February 29 –...
dynasty that smoothly transitions from Za Yasiboi (Yasibay) to his son SonniAli. Paolo de Moraes Farias, however, has used epigraphic evidence from funerary...
They are believed to be the direct descendants of the Sonni Dynasty and its last ruler, SonniAli Ber, the founder of the Songhai Empire, who reigned from...
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