Gao Sane

Japanese: ガオ・サネ - がおさね
Gao Sane

...A mud-brick mosque containing the royal tomb of the Askian dynasty, which built the Songhai Empire at its height (the population at the time is estimated at 50,000 to 60,000), remains to this day. About 2km to the north are the ruins of Old Gao (Gao Saneh), which was probably the capital from the 9th to 14th centuries, where stone monuments inscribed with Arabic characters, the foundations of a mosque, and fragments of pottery have been discovered. [Junzo Kawada]...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ソンガイ帝国の最盛期(当時の人口は5万~6万と推定される)を築いたアスキア朝の王墓がある日乾煉瓦造りのモスクがいまも残っている。北方約2kmの地点に,おそらく9世紀から14世紀ころまでの都だったと思われる旧ガオ(ガオ・サネ)の遺跡があり,アラビア文字を刻んだ石碑,モスクの基礎のあと,土器片などが発見されている。【川田 順造】。…

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