Originally spoken by the Incas, Quechua was imposed upon all the populations conquered by them, allowing the Incas an easier medium of communication and domination. After the Spanish conquest, Quechua gained recognition as the indigenous lingua franca and also took on a characteristic of resistance ...
Eventually weakened by internal dissension – the rich province of Hausaland was lost after a local ethnic group staged a revolt – the empire collapsed in 1590, conquered by Moroccan forces while the Songhai fought over the royal succession. The development of large and complex polities came ...