The Sonni Dynasty or Sunni Dynasty was a dynasty of rulers of the Songhai Empire of medieval West Africa. The first ruler of the dynasty, Sunni Ali Kulun probably reigned at the end of the fourteenth century. The last ruler, Sonni Baru, ruled until 1493 when the throne was usurped by the Askiya Muhammad I, the founder of the Askiya Dynasty.
The seventeenth century chronicles, the Tarikh al-Sudan and the Tarikh al-fattash describe the history of the Songhay people and provide lists of their rulers. The Tarikh al-Sudan gives a list of the earlier rulers of Za Dynasty whose mythical founder Za Alayaman lived before the 10th century and the arrival of Islam. Both chronicles provide details on Ali Kulun (or Ali Golom) the founder of the Sunni dynasty. He revolted against the hegemony of the Mali Empire. A date is not given in the chronicles but the comment in the Tarikh al-fattash that the fifth ruler was in power at time when Mansa Musa made his pilgrimage suggests that Ali Kulun reigned around the end of the 14th century.
Sonni is a village in Käru Parish, Rapla County in western-central Estonia.
Coordinates: 58°55′N 25°09′E / 58.917°N 25.150°E / 58.917; 25.150
First came the wind, dark clouds and the storm
Then came the snow which covered the ground white
We saw them descending from clouds
from the Bloodred Sky
We just stood there and watched
as they came, saw and conquered
This beautiful sight
made us blind
with joy we welcomed the intruder
as immigrants for their dominion
like an epidemic Virus
that spread over our homes
It came like a cold wind
and took away everything
In the ruins we stood
with the living ones
We saw them raping our women