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Segou kingdom, the unknown African power that ruled the Sudan region in the 17th century

Segou kingdom, the unknown African power that ruled the Sudan region in the 17th century

The Segou Kingdom may not be as popular in the history books as the Songhai Empire of the Sahel region, but they ruled the ancient Central Sudan territory (present-day southern Mali) with great power and splendor back in the 17th century. Emerging as a power bloc in the mid-1600s, they expanded their influence through wars…

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