The Songhai Empire The rulers of the Songhai ... but he laid the foundations for Mali to become one of the wealthiest empires in history. Mansa Musa, Sundiata Keita’s great-nephew, ruled the ...

The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that ...