Differences Between Mali And Great Ghana

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One group that gained independence from Mali was the Songhai group and in theory, they were a much larger empire than Mali and Great Ghana combined. The founder of this empire was Sonni Ali. During his rule, the empire increased in size and a new army was developed to capture more territory and move into areas with large amounts of gold mines to increase their wealth. Ali was a devout Muslim and practiced Islam but did not attempt to force Islam on his citizens, he allowed them to practice their own religion; however, many citizens converted to Islam and many Islamic teachers emerged in Songhai. Tensions grew between Islamic teachers and priests. The next ruler of this empire was Mohammad Askia and he ruled for 30 years1. He expanded the boarder