
7. The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Daud's Songhai Slavery
During askir daud's reign, the empire became a true slave state. The former citizen farming was replaced with slave plantations. This would have caused social disruption as whole communities were harrowed by slave raids. There are even stories of royal slaves attaining great power and wealth in songhai.
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