Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire

Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 490
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ISBN-10 : 9004128220
ISBN-13 : 9789004128224
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Download or read book Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire written by John O. Hunwick and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal text translated in this volume is the "Ta'rikh Al-sudan" of the 17th-century Timbuktu scholar, 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi. The other documents include an English translation of Leo Africanus's description of West Africa and some letters relating to Sa'dian diplomacy.


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