Sonni (ruler)
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This article is about the Songhai word. For other uses, see Sonni (disambiguation).
Sonni, also spelt Sunni, is a Songhai word meaning "replacement or liberator king." It is associated with the Sonni Dynasty of the Songhai Empire, which began at the end of the thirteenth. It ruled the growing Songhai Empire until it was usurped by the Askiya Dynasty.
