Back سلطنة أغاديس Arabic Aïr Catalan Sultanat Aïr German Sultanato de Agadez Spanish Aïrin sulttaanikunta Finnish Sultanato di Agadez Italian Taselṭanit n Agadiz KAB Sultanaat Agadez Dutch Sultanato de Agadez Portuguese Агадес (султанат) Russian
Tenere Sultanate of Aïr | |||||||||||||||
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 Rough location of the Sultanate | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Agadez | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Tayiṛt, Arabic, Hausa | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||||||
| Establishment | |||||||||||||||
• Establishment of the Sultanate | 1404 | ||||||||||||||
• Agadez proclaimed as the new seat of the Sultanate | 1430 | ||||||||||||||
• Conquered by Songhai | 1500 | ||||||||||||||
• Fall of the Songhai Empire | 1591 | ||||||||||||||
• Incorporated into French West Africa | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 1430 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 sultanate came under French suzerainty in 1906.
- ^ 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). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 442–443).