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 …

Sonni ʿAlī (died 1492) was a West African monarch who initiated the imperial expansion of the western Sudanese kingdom of Songhai. His conquest of the leading Sudanese trading cities established the basis for Songhai’s future prosperity and expansion.

2018年6月8日 · Sunni Ali (died 1492) founded the Songhay empire of West Africa. Best known as a great military leader, he was called Ali Ber, or "Ali the Great." There is much controversy about his attitudes toward Islam.

2019年6月13日 · Sonni Ali (birth date unknown; died 1492) was a West African monarch who ruled Songhai from 1464 to 1492, expanding a small kingdom along the Niger River into one of medieval Africa's greatest empires. Two divergent historical accounts of his life persist: the Muslim scholarly tradition that paints him as an infidel and tyrant and the oral ...

2020年6月30日 · Sunni Ali established the West African Songhai Empire. He was best regarded as a great military leader, nicknamed Ali Ber, or “Ali the Great.” His views toward Islam are highly controversial.

As the fifteenth ruler of this esteemed dynasty, Sunni Ali Ber emerged as a pivotal figure in history, renowned as the visionary founder of the magnificent Songhai Empire.

Sonni Ali (also known as Sunni Ali Ber or Sunni Ali) was the first king of the Songhai Empire in western Africa. He ruled from about 1464 to 1492. He was the 15th ruler of the Sonni dynasty. During Sonni's reign, Songhai surpassed the Mali Empire in power.

2023年3月24日 · Sonni Ali was raised in Ali Kolon and acted as a West African emperor who founded the monarchial enlargement of Songhai sovereignty from the western Sudanese. His conquest of the key Sudanese commerce centers provided the groundwork for Songhai’s future wealth and growth (Streit, n.d).

2014年10月15日 · Sonni or Sunni Ali Ber was the founder of the Songhai Empire. Not much was known about his birth or his early life. The story of Sunni Ali began when he became the ruler of the Songhai people in 1464. Centered on Gao, the territories held by the Songhai expanded throughout the course of Sunni Ali’s reign.

2024年4月6日 · He was an impressive military leader who grew the Songhay kingdom all the way into the desert in the north and as far as Jenne in the southwest. He forced the Mossi to retreat south of the Niger in the late 1480s, yet their defeat remained elusive. Sunni Ali came up with a new way to run the government.