The southern states wanted to(govern) themselves at first.
The correct option is D
The Songhai Empire, also known as the Songay Empire, was a state located in West Africa. Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history. This empire bore the name of its main ethnic group, the Songhai. General Sarakollé Mohamed Ture with the title of "askia". The askia Mohamed I (1493-528) produces the heyday of the Songhay empire. This reign manages to Islamize the songhay kingdom. From his pilgrimage to Mecca, in 1496-97, he returned with the title of caliph, which allowed him to make a real reform of society, according to the advice of the Islamic jurist al-Maghili, and continue the conquests of his predecessor Sonní Ali . He installed a complex bureaucracy, with separate ministries for agriculture, the army, and finance. Appointed a supervising officer for each of them. He was a devout Muslim, founded public religious schools, mosques and opened his court to scholars and poets of the Muslim world.
