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Sonni Ali, also known as Si Ali, Sonni Ali Ber (Ber meaning "the Great"), reigned from about 1464 to 1492 as the 15th ruler of the Sunni dynasty of the

derived from its largest ethnic group and ruling elite, the Songhai people. Sonni Ali established Gao as the empire's capital, although a Songhai state had

death are not known. Bāru succeeded his father Sonni Ali on the latter's death. However, one of Sonni Ali's generals, Muhammad Ture, plotted to take power

Sonni may refer to: Sonni, Estonia, village in Türi Parish, Estonia Sonni Castle, historical castle located in Abarkuh County in Yazd Province, Sonni

naturalist Samina Ali, Indian-American author and activist Shah Muhammad Ibrahim Ali (1872–1931), Bengali poet and Islamic scholar Sonni Ali (died 1492), first

framework of Islam. Following the breakup of Mali, a local leader named Sonni Ali (1464–1492) founded the Songhai Empire in the region of middle Niger and

Kassey and is said in oral tradition to have been the sister of Sonni Ali. Under Sonni Ali, Muhammad Ture was a powerful general but frequently clashed with

dominant state based on Gao, in the Songhai Empire, under the leadership of Sonni Ali and Askia Mohammed. Meanwhile, south of Sudan, strong city-states arose

fishermen and traders. Following Sonni Ali's death, Muslim factions rebelled against his successor and installed Sonni Ali nephew, Askia Muhammad (formerly

led, consecutively, by Sunni Ali Ber (1468–1492), Sunni Baru (1492–1493) and Askia Mohammad I (1493–1528). Although Sunni Ali Ber was in severe conflict