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1460 CE - 1591 CE: The Songhai Empire dominates the West African savannah.
1464 CE - 1492 CE: King Sunni Ali rules the Songhai Empire in West Africa
1468 CE: King Sunni Ali of the Songhai Empire conquers most of the Mali Empire.
1469 CE: King Sunni Ali of the Songhai Empire takes control of Timbuktu.
1473 CE: King Sunni Ali of the Songhai Empire takes control of Djenne on the Niger River.
1494 CE - 1528 CE: King Mohammad I rules the Songhai Empire in West Africa.
1549 CE - 1582 CE: Askiya Dawud rules the Songhai Empire in West Africa
1590 CE - 1591 CE: The Moroccan Empire attacks and conquers the Songhai Empire in West Africa.