Sultanate of Agadez

Tenere Sultanate of Aïr
Tenere Sultanate of Aïr
	Rough location of the Sultanate
Status	State from; 1405-1500; 1591-1906; Currently a non-sovereign monarchy within Niger
Capital	Agadez
Common languages	Tamajeq, Arabic, Hausa
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Sultanate
Amenukal
• 1405-?	Yunus
• 2016-present	Ibrahim Tsofo
History
• Establishment of the Sultanate	1405
• Conquered by Songhai	1500
• Fall of the Songhai Empire	1591
• Incorporated into French West Africa	1906
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kel Geres
	Kel Ferwan
	Kel Owey
	Songhai Empire
French West Africa

The Sultanate of Agadez (also known as Tenere Sultanate of Aïr,^[1] Sultanate of Aïr, or Asben^[2]) was a Berber kingdom centered first in the city of Agadez (initially, in the village of Tadaliza) in the Aïr Mountains, located at the southern edge of the Sahara desert in north-central Niger. It was founded in 1405 by the Tuareg.^[3] The Agadez Sultanate was later conquered by the Songhai Empire in 1500.^[1] 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. In the present day it is a non-sovereign monarchy in Niger.

^ ^a ^b James B. Minahan (2016). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition. ABC-CLIO. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-61069-954-9.
^ "Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Air" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 442–443).
^ Souag, Lameen (2022). "Prasse, Karl-G. & Ghabdouane Mohamed. 2019. L'Histoire du Niger, transcrit du touareg de l'Ayr. Tome I. Ăttarix wan Nižer (229 pp.) – Tome II. Textes traduits en français. (204 pp.) – Supplement by Harry Stroomer 'In memoriam Karl-Gottfried Prasse & Ghabdouane Mohamed' (34 pp.). Berber Studies vol. 53. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe. ISBN 978-3-89645-953-4. 98€". Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online.

[Minahan418-1] James B. Minahan (2016). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition. ABC-CLIO. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-61069-954-9.

[eb-2] "Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Air" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 442–443).

[:0-3] Souag, Lameen (2022). "Prasse, Karl-G. & Ghabdouane Mohamed. 2019. L'Histoire du Niger, transcrit du touareg de l'Ayr. Tome I. Ăttarix wan Nižer (229 pp.) – Tome II. Textes traduits en français. (204 pp.) – Supplement by Harry Stroomer 'In memoriam Karl-Gottfried Prasse & Ghabdouane Mohamed' (34 pp.). Berber Studies vol. 53. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe. ISBN 978-3-89645-953-4. 98€". Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online.

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