Askia Nuh
Askia Nuh was a ruler of the Dendi Kingdom, the rump state of the Songhai Empire. He was a son of Askia Dawud and established his capital at Lulami, from where Songhai resistance to the Saadi Moroccans continued.[1][2][3]
Conflict with the Saadi dynasty
[edit]Askia Nuh resisted the invasion of the Moroccan Pasha, Mahmud ibn Zarqun, by costly warfare lasting two years. In 1594 Mahmud was forced to cease the conflict and retreated, but was killed in the same year by the Dogon people, probably allies of Askia Nuh.[4]
The new pasha called Mansur continued the war against Dendi Kingdom and Nuh adopted guerilla warfare once again. This state of affairs lasted until 1599, when Nuh's followers became tired of the war and deposed him in favor of his brother Harun.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Edmond, Séré de Rivières (1965), Histoire du Niger, p. 73, retrieved 2021-04-18
- ^ "Kingdoms of Africa - Niger".
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Niger (in German) (4. ed.), Plymouth: Scarecrow, pp. 173–174, ISBN 0-7864-0495-7
- ^ "Niger – Addis Herald". Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Levtzion 2003, pp. 165–166.
Sources
[edit]- Levtzion, Nehemia (2003). "North-West Africa: from the Maghrib to the fringes of the forest". In Richard Gray (ed.). The Cambridge History of Africa. Vol. 4. Cambridge University. pp. 142–222.