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title: Songhai Empire
author: Roke~commonswiki
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Songhai Empire
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10158.png)
## Image Caption
Maximum extent of the [Songhai Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Songhai_Empire/) (c. 1460 - c. 1591 CE). Note: This map is for general illustration purposes, the Songhai [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) did not extend to the Atlantic coast.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SONGHAI_empire_map.PNG) by [**Roke~commonswiki**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SONGHAI_empire_map.PNG). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 05 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.