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The Za Dynasty were rulers of the kingdom of Kukiya in what is today modern Niger
Niger

Niger , officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east....
. After a century of so, the dynasty converted to Islam under Za Kusoy. He moves the kingdom or at least its political focus west to Gao in modern Mali
Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the C?te d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west....
. There he sets up a small muslim state on the bend of the Niger River
Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about 4180 km . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea....
, which capitalizes on the growing trans-saharan trade. The kingdom of Gao grew into a small regional power before being conquered by the Mali Empire
Mali Empire

The Mali Empire or Manding Empire or Manden Kurufa was a West African civilization of the Mandinka people from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Mansa Musa....
 in the early thirteenth century.








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The Za Dynasty were rulers of the kingdom of Kukiya in what is today modern Niger
Niger

Niger , officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east....
. After a century of so, the dynasty converted to Islam under Za Kusoy. He moves the kingdom or at least its political focus west to Gao in modern Mali
Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the C?te d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west....
. There he sets up a small muslim state on the bend of the Niger River
Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about 4180 km . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea....
, which capitalizes on the growing trans-saharan trade. The kingdom of Gao grew into a small regional power before being conquered by the Mali Empire
Mali Empire

The Mali Empire or Manding Empire or Manden Kurufa was a West African civilization of the Mandinka people from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Mansa Musa....
 in the early thirteenth century.

Za Dynasty of Kukiya

  • Alayaman: 690s
  • Zakoi: 700s
  • Takoi a.k.a. Takay :710s
  • Akoi a.k.a. Mata-Kay:720s
  • Ku:730s
  • Ali-Fay: 740s
  • Biyu-Kumoy:750s
  • Biyu: 760's
  • Za-Kuroy: 770's
  • Yama-Karaway: 770's
  • Yama: 780's
  • Yama-Danka-Kiba'u: 780-785
  • Kukuray: 786-789
  • Kinkin: 791-800


Za Dynasty in Gao

  • Kusoy Muslim Dam: 1000s
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  • Biyu-Ki-Kima: ????-????
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  • Tib
    TIB

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  • Bisi Baro Ber: 1150s
  • Unknown numbers and names of Kings: 1150s-1275


See also

  • Mali Empire
    Mali Empire

    The Mali Empire or Manding Empire or Manden Kurufa was a West African civilization of the Mandinka people from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Mansa Musa....
  • Songhai Empire
    Songhai Empire

    The Songhai Empire, also known as the Songhay Empire, was a pre-colonial African state of west Africa. From the early 15th to the late 16th century, Songhai was one of the largest African empires in history....