Sunni Ali Drowns in the Niger
1493
The Songhai warrior-king drowned while crossing a river on return from a campaign, possibly ambushed, possibly from a horse's misstep. His son was overthrown within months by Askia Muhammad, a general who would turn Songhai into a proper Islamic state and make the pilgrimage to Mecca with a column of gold-laden camels.
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Also in 1493 (5 other events on record)
- Papal Bull Inter Caetera · Europe · Politics
- Askia Muhammad Usurps Songhai Throne · Africa · Politics
- Columbus Returns to Spain · Europe · Exploration
- Maximilian I Becomes Holy Roman Emperor · Europe · Politics
- Nuremberg Chronicle Published · Europe · Culture
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.