Sultanate of Agadez

Tenere Sultanate of Aïr
Sultanate of Agadez
Tenere Sultanate of Aïr Sultanate of Agadez
1449–1900
Capital	Agadez
Common languages	Tuareg, Arabic, Hausa
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Sultanate
Sultan
History
• Established	1449
• Disestablished	1900
Today part of	Niger

The Sultanate of Agadez (also known as Tenere Sultanate of Aïr,^[1] Sultanate of Aïr, or Asben^[2]) 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 1449 by the Tuareg and Hausa people as a trading post. 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 kingdom was later conquered by the French in 1900.

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^ ^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).

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Louis Werner, Agadez: Sultanate of the Sahara, 2003, Saudi Aramco World

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[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).

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