Gao Empire

…the largest empire in black Africa. It was named after the Songhai (Songrai) tribe that ruled it, but it is also called the Gao Empire after its capital, Gao. At its height in the 16th century, its influence was centered in the eastern part of the Great Bend of the Niger River, where Gao (now part of the Republic of Mali) was located, and extended from the area of ​​the present Republic of Senegal at the western end of West Africa to the mountainous region of the upper Niger River (now part of the Republic of Guinea), which was a major source of gold, to parts of the Sahara, including Tegaza (now part of the Republic of Mali), a source of rock salt, and to the Hausa countries (now part of northern Nigeria) in the east. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Gao Empire" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…黒人アフリカで最大の版図をもった帝国。支配部族ソンガイSonghai(ソンライSongrai)族の名をとってこのように呼ばれるが，首都ガオの名をとってガオ帝国とも呼ばれる。16世紀の最盛期には，ガオ(現，マリ共和国領)のあるニジェール川大湾曲部東部地方を中心に，その勢力は，西アフリカ西端の現セネガル共和国の地域から，金の主要な産地だったニジェール川上流の山地地方(現，ギニア共和国領)，岩塩の産地テガザ(現，マリ共和国領)を含むサハラの一部，東はハウサ諸国(現，ナイジェリア北部)にまで及んだ。…

※「ガオ帝国」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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