Askia Muhammad Ture I (1443–1538), born Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Turi or Muhammad Ture, was the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire...

Askia Muhammad Gao was the last ruler of the Songhai Empire. A son of Askia Daoud, he assumed power in the last months of 1591 after the defeat of Askia...

Songhai Empire in West Africa Mohammed I Saadi (1554–1557), Moroccan sultan, see Askia Ishaq I Sultan Muhammad I of Kelantan, first Sultan of Kelantan...

Askia Muhammad al-Hajj was the ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1582 to 1586. Muhammad al-Hajj was the son of Askia Daoud and named after his grandfather...

disputes and short reigns. Dawud was one of many sons of Askia Muhammad Ture, the first ruler of the Askia dynasty. Under his rule, the Songhai economy thrived...

Askia Ishaq I, also known as Ishaq Ber (Ishaq the Great), was the ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1539 to 1549, elected Askia following the death of Askia...

successor, Sonni Bāru, was overthrown by Muhammad Ture, one of his father's generals. Ture, more commonly known as Askia the Great, instituted political and...

extensively found among the Songhai nobility, denoting descent from Askia Muhammad I and Sonni Ali Ber. The name Maiga is a commonly used surname among...

Hawa Askya (15th–16th centuries): Daughter of Emperor Askia Muhammad I, wife of Sultan Muhammad Rumfa of the Sultanate of Kano, Queen of Kano, initiator...

Tenguella, but this came to nothing. Songhai forces under the command of Askia Muhammad I defeated the Mali general Fati Quali Keita in 1502 and seized the province...

to power in 1549. Ishaq came to power upon the death of his brother Askia Muhammad Bani, while another brother, the Balma'a (military governor of Kabara)...

merchants. August 26 – Askia Muhammad I, ruler of the Songhai Empire in West Africa since 1493, is forced to abdicate by his son, Askia Musa, who declares...

tiered on three levels, as exemplified by the tower of the Tomb of Askia of Askia Muhammad I in Gao (present-day Mali). In Timbuktu, the Sankoré Mosque (established...

period. Gao School (primary school). Mokhtar Belmokhtar (suspected) Askia Muhammad I Gao is twinned with: Thionville, France Berkeley, California, United...

exist near Timbuktu -- Kirshamba, Haybomo, and Kongougara. In 1492, Askia Muhammad I came to power in the previously tolerant region of Timbuktu and decreed...

also known as the Askia dynasty, ruled the Songhai Empire at the height of that state's power. It was founded in 1493 by Askia Mohammad I, a general of the...

Askia Mohammad Benkan, also Askiya Muhammad Bonkana Kirya, was the third ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1531 to 1537. Muhammad Bonkana Kirya was the...

of West Africa, several canals were constructed under Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad I between Kabara and Timbuktu in the 15th century. These were used primarily...

politician and current governor of Kerala Askia Mohammad Benkan, ruled the Songhai Empire from 1531 to 1537 Askia Mohammad I (c. 1442–1538), king of the Songhai...

number of generations, Mali was eclipsed by the Songhai empire of Askia Muhammad I (Askia the Great).[citation needed] Following the fall of the great Empires...

Shari'a in Songhay: The Replies of Al-Maghili to the Questions of Askia Al-Hajj Muhammad: Islam, Christianity and African Identity". Canadian Journal of...

Mamar Kassey is a jazz-pop-ethnic band from Niger. It is named after Askia Muhammad I, a legendary warrior who extended the Songhai Empire into the Sahara...

in 1483, and Baghana in 1499. Songhai forces under the command of Askia Muhammad I defeated the Mali general Fati Quali Keita in 1502, sacked a royal...

Ahmad. When Askia Daoud asked him to become Djenne's qadi like his father, he resisted the appointment (as had his father, to Askia Ishaq I) and took shelter...

may have ruled in between them. Songhai forces under the command of Askia Muhammad I defeated the Malian general Fati Quali in 1502 and seized the province...

Islamic thought, SUNY Press, 2003, p. 74.[ISBN missing] Askia, muhammad (March 14, 2001). "Muhammad Speaks A Trailblazer in the newspaper industry". A&E...

Sephardi Jews settled in Timbuktu from Portugal and Spain. In 1492, Askia Muhammad I, the ruler of the Askiya dynasty of the Songhai Empire, threatened...

merchants. August 26 – Askia Muhammad I, ruler of the Songhai Empire in West Africa since 1493, is forced to abdicate by his son, Askia Musa, who declares...

The battle of Anfao was fought between the troops of rebel General Muhammad Askia and Sonni Baru, the legitimate ruler of the Songhai Empire on April 12...

Askia Mohammad I, King (1493–1529) Askia Musa, King (1529–1531) Askia Mohammad Benkan, King (1531–1537) Askia Isma'il, King (1537–1539) Askia Ishaq I...