1. Songhai Government
Administration of Songhai was more centralized than that Mali.
It was divided into 5 large provinces each with it’s own governor, army, and Islamic courts.
Main source of income was tribute from provinces, produce from farms, and taxes on trade.
Timbuktu was a center of learning. It had many universities with thousands of teachers.

2. Social Hierarchy
They had a social hierarchy system close to a caste system.
Hierarchy: King, Descendants of Songhai, Members of army and free people, ward captives and slaves.