Sonni Ali

Sonni Ali
King of Songhai
Reign1464 – November 6, 1492
SuccessorSunni Baru
Sunni dynasty
Reign1464 – 1492
PredecessorSunni Suleiman
SuccessorSunni Baru
Died1492
FatherSonni Muhammad Da'o
ReligionIslam

Sonni Ali, also known as Si Ali, Sonni Ali Ber (Ber meaning "the Great"), 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 Inner Niger Delta, and Djenne.

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