The empire of Songhai was originally part of Mali.
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In the 15th and 16th centuries, the western Sahel/Sudan was ruled by the Songhai Empire, often written as Songhay. It was one of the biggest states in African history at its height. The state is known by its historical name, which was inspired by the Songhai, the state's dominant ethnic group and ruling class.
Despite the fact that a Songhai state had existed in and around Gao since the 11th century, Sonni Ali chose to make Gao the imperial capital.
The Songhai Empire, which included the present republics of Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and Algeria (south), surpassed Mali as the most significant empire in West Africa. From the time of King Sonni Ali, the Songhai would drastically increase the size of their kingdom, which had initially only a small region along the eastern bank of the Nigher river.
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