1548 ⟶ Askia Daoud Establishes Public Libraries in Timbuktu

Askia Daoud, who reigned from 1548 to 1583, establishes publ...
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⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids (1515)
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks

The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.⟶
Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks (1515)
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Songhai Conquest of Niani

Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani⟶
Songhai Conquest of Niani (1545)
WarfareMaliMilitary HistoryAfrican HistorySonghai EmpireMali EmpireImperialismMilitary Conflict
MaliMali

📚 Askia Daoud Establishes Public Libraries in Timbuktu

Askia Daoud, who reigned from 1548 to 1583, establishes public libraries in Timbuktu (in present-day Mali).⟶
Askia Daoud Establishes Public Libraries in Timbuktu (1548)
EducationTimbuktuLibrariesSonghai EmpireKnowledge
MaliMali

⚔️ Moroccan Victory Over Songhai at Battle of Tondibi

In Mali, Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.⟶
Moroccan Victory Over Songhai at Battle of Tondibi (1591)
WarfareEmpireColonialismBattleMilitary ConflictSonghai Empire
MoroccoMoroccoMaliMali

⚔️ Mali Empire Defeated at the Battle of Jenné

The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenné.⟶
Mali Empire Defeated at the Battle of Jenné (1599)
African HistoryMilitaryEmpireWarfareMaliMilitary HistoryMali EmpireBattleMilitary Defeat
MaliMali