Lulami Explained

Lulami (also Loulami) was the capital of the Dendi of the Songhai Empire. It was established by Askia Nuh, son of Askia Dawud^[1] and it is from here the Songhai resistance against the Saadians continued. In 1639, during the reign of Askia Ismail,^[2] the Maghrebi Pasha Mesaoud sacked the town of Lulami. The location of this town is unknown but believed to be south of the town of Say in Niger.

Notes and References

1. Book: Levtzion, Nehemia . North-West Africa: from the Maghrib to the fringes of the forest . Richard Gray . The Cambridge History of Africa . 4. 2003 . Cambridge University . 165.
2. Book: Sad, Abd al-Ramn ibn Abd Allh . Houdas . Octave Victor . Tarikh es-Soudan par Abderrahman ben Abdallah ben 'Imran ben 'Amir es-Sa'di : Traduit de l'arabe par O. Houdas . E. Leroux . Paris . 1900 . 1085622287 . fr . 400 .