Askia Harun
| Harun Dankataya | |
|---|---|
| Askia Dynasty | |
| Reign | 1599-1612 |
| Predecessor | Askia Nuh |
| Successor | Askia al-Amin |
| Born | c. 1570 |
| Dynasty | Askia Dynasty |
| Father | Askia Daoud |
Askia Harun, born Harun Dankataya,[1] was the second ruler of the Dendi Kingdom, the rump state of the Songhai Empire.
Reign
[edit]Askia Harun came to the throne in 1599 following the overthrow of his brother, Askia Nuh, by the people of Dendi.[2] Under his reign the resistance against the Saadi Moroccans begin to take the offensive. In 1608 he invaded and occupied a large section of the Niger River valley.[3] The pasha at that time had difficulties with the Fulani of Massina, while the Songhai followers of the puppet Askia refused to fight against their own kith and kin. For a time, the Moroccan troops did not challenge the Songhai of Dendi. This only increased their audacity and induced other peoples to seek their aid in opposing the Moroccans. Indeed, a year later in 1609, a Songhai army advanced to Djenne in response to the call of the rebellious Jenne-koi. The Songhai scored a victory over a Moroccan army on July 2, 1609 and departed with many prisoners and much booty.[4][5] In 1610 Dendi had won a series of battles which led to major territorial and material gains in Massina, the granary of the Sudan.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ John Hunwick. John O. Hunwick Timbuktu And The Songhay Empire Al Sa' Di's Ta' Rikh Al Sudan Down To 1613 And Other Contemporary Documents ( 2003, Brill Academic Publishers) Libgen.lc. p. 154.
- ↑ Fage, J. D.; Gray, Richard; Oliver, Roland Anthony (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-521-20413-2.
- ↑ Kaba, Lansiné (1981). "Archers, Musketeers, and Mosquitoes: The Moroccan Invasion of the Sudan and the Songhay Resistance (1591-1612)". The Journal of African History. 22 (4): 472. doi:10.1017/S0021853700019861. ISSN 0021-8537. JSTOR 181298. PMID 11632225.
- ↑ Fage, J. D.; Gray, Richard; Oliver, Roland Anthony (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-521-20413-2.
- ↑ John Hunwick. John O. Hunwick Timbuktu And The Songhay Empire Al Sa' Di's Ta' Rikh Al Sudan Down To 1613 And Other Contemporary Documents ( 2003, Brill Academic Publishers) Libgen.lc. pp. 250–253.
- ↑ Kaba, Lansiné (1981). "Archers, Musketeers, and Mosquitoes: The Moroccan Invasion of the Sudan and the Songhay Resistance (1591-1612)". The Journal of African History. 22 (4): 472. doi:10.1017/S0021853700019861. ISSN 0021-8537. JSTOR 181298. PMID 11632225.