CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE HISTORY OF SONGHAY. 603 
Songhay. 
work), Zanfara, Zegzeg, Kano, and 
almost the whole of Hausa * ; but 
it would almost appear to me as if 
Leo in this case had confounded 
A'skia with Kanta, the ruler of 
Kebbi. 
A.D. 
About the end of this year the A'skia 
marched against Al-'Adalet, the 
king of A'gades, and returned from 
thence the following year, having 
driven out, as we know from 
other sources f, the Berber tribes, 
and transplanted there a good 
many of his own people, although 
the Songhay language may have 
been spoken there before this 
period. However, it is evident 
from Leo's account J, who seems to 
know nothing of this expedition, 
that the king of A'gades paid tri- 
bute to A'skia already before this 
time. At all events this was the 
highest pitch of power to which 
not only Haj Mohammed himself, 
but the A'skias in general, at- 
tained ; for, on his return from this 
expedition, Kanta, the governor of 
Leka, in the province of Kebbi, 
who owed him allegiance, and who 
had accompanied him in this war, 
demanded his share in the booty, 
which, probably, was very great, 
and not being satisfied rose against 
him and vanquished him in a great 
battle ; after which he made himself 
independent of Songhay, and was 
successful, A'skia, who marched 
against him the following year, 
being obliged to retrace his steps 
A.H. 
1514 
1515 
920 
921 
Neighbouring Kingdoms. 
The Hausa States become im- 
portant — Kororofa. 
1516 
922 
The Portuguese occupy Ted- 
nest. 
1517 
923 
Kanta founds an independent 
kingdom in Kebbi. Starting 
from Birni-n-Duggul in the 
province of Katsena, he took 
up his residence first in Gungu, 
then in Surame, and finally in 
Leka. 
Kanta vindicates his indepen- 
dence of Songhay. 
* Leo heard this report evidently from merchants, and in a very exaggerated manner ; for A'hmed Baba would be 
guilty of inaccuracy beyond measure, if he had forgotten to mention a second expedition which Haj Mohammed, 
according to Leo's account, undertook three years after the first ; nay, such an expedition is totally impossible, on 
account of the hostility of Kanta the ruler of Kebbi, who made himself -independent of Songhay the second year 
after the expedition to Katsena, and there was no road from Songhay to Kan6 except through Kebbi. 
f See Vol. I. p. 461. seq. 
i Leo, 1. vii. c. 9. 
