Lulami
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| Alternative name | Loulami |
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| Location | South of Say, Niger |
| Coordinates | 13°06′N 2°22′E / 13.100°N 2.367°E |
| Type | Capital City |
| Part of | Dendi Kingdom |
| History | |
| Periods | Late Middle Ages |
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Lulami (also Loulami) was the capital of the Dendi of the Songhai Empire. It was established by , son of Askia Dawud[1] and it is from here the Songhai resistance against Morocco continued. In 1639 during the reign of Askia Ismail,[2] the Moroccan Pasha Mesaoud sacked the town of Lulami. The location of this town is unknown but believed to be south of the Say Department in Niger[3][4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ Levtzion 2003, p. 165.
- ^ es-Sadi & 1898-1900, p. 400.
- ^ Idrissa, Rahmane; Idrissa, Abdourahmane; Decalo, Samuel (2012), Historical Dictionary of Niger By Rahmane Idrissa, Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo, p. 307, ISBN 9780810860940, retrieved 2021-04-18
- ^ Edmond, Séré de Rivières (1965), Histoire du Niger, p. 73, retrieved 2021-04-18
- ^ Idrissa, Abdourahmane; Decalo, Samuel (2012), Historical Dictionary of Niger by Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo, Page 399, ISBN 9780810870901, retrieved 2021-03-18
- ^ Delafosse, Maurice, Haut-Sénégal-Niger (1870-1926) (PDF), p. 170, retrieved 2021-04-20
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