Songhai Empire was a very important empire that commanded the respect of her neighbours. When the empire was established, it fought wars of conquest against small kingdoms and made them part of the empire. The Songhai Empire’s army was so powerful that it quickly overran the neighbouring kingdoms. Songhai leaders’ conversion to Islam helped relations with the Berber Muslim traders, who controlled the caravans and played major roles in the economy of the empire. There was also diplomatic relations with other Muslim empires and kingdoms in the Western Sudan. Songhai fought several wars of expansion in the Western Sudan. For example, Sunni Ali used his military power to embark on…