Sultanate of Agadez
The Sultanate of Agadez (also known as Tenere Sultanate of Aïr, Sultanate of Aïr, or Asben) was a Berber kingdom centered in the city of Agadez in the Aïr Mountains, located at the southern edge of the Sahara desert in north-central Niger. It was founded in 1430 by the Tuareg and Hausa people as a trading post. The Agadez Sultanate was later conquered by the Songhai Empire in 1500. After the defeat of the Songhai kingdom in 1591, the Agadez Sultanate regained its independence. It experienced a steep decline in population and economic activity during the 17th century. The sultanate came under French suzerainty in 1906.
Tenere Sultanate of Aïr | |||||||||||||||
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Rough location of the Sultanate | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Agadez | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Tayiṛt, Arabic, Hausa | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||||||
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• Establishment of the Sultanate | 1404 | ||||||||||||||
• Agadez proclaimed as the new seat of the Sultanate | 1430 | ||||||||||||||
• Conquered by Songhai | 1500 | ||||||||||||||
• Fall of the Songhai Empire | 1591 | ||||||||||||||
• Incorporated into French West Africa | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Niger | ||||||||||||||
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