Polity Pashalik of Timbuktu (Morocco)

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Morocco defeated the Songhai Empire in the Battle of Tondibi in 1591 and the Pashkalik of Timbuctu emerged as a Moroccan vassal. From 1603 the Pashkalik was practically independent.

Establishment

  • March 1591: Battle of Tondibi: Morocco conquers the Songhai Empire. However, Morocco proved likewise unable to assert a firm control over the area due to the vastness of the Songhai Empire and difficulties of communication and resupply across the Saharan trade routes, and a decade of sporadic fighting began.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1604: The Pashalik of Timbuktu was a vassal state of Morocco until 1826.