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Mohammed I, Askia of Songhai, 1443?-1538

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Personal name headingMohammed I, Askia of Songhai, 1443?-1538
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Variant(s)Aboubacar, Askia Mohammed, 1443?-1538
Aboubacar, Mohammed, Askia of Songhai, 1443?-1538
Askia Mohammad I, 1443?-1538
Askia Mohammed, 1443?-1538
Askia Muhammad, 1443?-1538
Askiya Muhammad, 1443?-1538
Mohammed Aboubacar, Askia of Songhai, 1443?-1538
Muhammad Toure, Askia of Songhai, 1443?-1538
Associated placeGao (Mali)
Birth date1443?
Death date1538-03-02
Field of activitySonghai Empire Mali--History Africa, West--History
Military art and science Politics
Profession or occupationEmperor Military commander Political reformer
Songhai (African people)--Kings and rulers
Found inHama, B. Askia Mohammed Aboubacar, l'élhadj et le khalife, à travers la tradition et le "Fettach," 1980 (subj.) t.p. (Askia Mohammed Aboubacar) p. 16 (b. near 1443; d. 1538)
Ency. Brit. 15th ed. (Mohammed I, Askia of Songhai, d. 3/2/1538)
Americana (Muhammad Toure; Askia Muhammad)
The epic of Askia Mohammed, c1996: back cover (Askia Mohammed; ruler of Songhay empire; reigned in Gao, present-day eastern Mali, from 1493 to 1528)
Wikipedia website, Mar. 25, 2016 (Askia Mohammad I; emperor; military commander; political reformer)
Wikipedia, September 5, 2019 (Askiya Dynasty, also known as the Askia Dynasty; founded in 1493 by Askia Mohammad I, a general of the Songhai Empire who usurped the Sonni Dynasty; Muhammad (son of Abi Bakr) adopted the title of 'Askiya'; the origin of the word is not known)