The following command will set your culture to 'Songhai.'
The following command will change the culture of the specified county to 'Songhai.'
Name | Songhai |
Culture ID | songhai |
Heritage | Sahelian |
Ethos | Ceremonious |
Language | Ayneha |
Architecture | African |
Fashion | African |
Coat of Arms | West African |
Military Equipment | Sub-Saharan African |
The Songhai culture is rooted in the Songhai Empire, which was one of the largest kingdoms in African history. The empire, located mainly along the great bend in the Niger River, flourished in West Africa in the 14th through the 16th centuries.
Songhai culture is renowned for its rich traditions in music, art, and scholarship. This culture is indeed the cradle of the "griots" or "djeli," a class of travelling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in West Africa.
One of the main features of Songhai culture is its special attention to education. The city of Timbuktu, central to this empire, served as a hub of Islamic learning, attracting scholars from across the Muslim world. The archives of Timbuktu contain an immense wealth of manuscripts, offering deep insights into Songhai’s advanced knowledge in fields such as mathematics, medicine, astronomy and law.
Songhai people traditionally earn their living mostly from farming, fishing, and trading along the Niger River. This reflects in their cuisine too, with staples including sorghum, millet, rice, fish and meat.
The Songhai culture has profoundly influenced West Africa, merging traditional practices with Islamic principles. Despite the fall of their empire, the Songhai people and their culture remains vibrantly alive today.
The ceremony of court life is so integral to this culture that it forms a core part of people's social behavior. A place for everyone, and everyone in their place.
Each culture will have an ethos, which represents the core values, principles and attitude towards life that the culture has. It also determines which court types are available for kingdoms and empires.
Each culture will have several traditions, which represent the main customs of a culture and can grant various effects. A culture can have up to five traditions in the tribal era, with every additional era reached granting an additional slot for Traditions.