Askia Muhammad I, Askia · Songhai emperor

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RulerAskia · Songhai emperor

Askia Muhammad Iأسكيا محمد

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The Songhai emperor who ruled by Islamic law and made Timbuktu a capital of scholarship.

He took power from Sunni Ali's son, then made Hajj in 1496–1497, where the Abbasid caliph in Cairo named him his deputy in West Africa. He sought advice from the scholar al-Maghili. His sons deposed him in old age.

Who came before and after?

Sunni Ali

Who else is linked?

Songhai EmpireGaoAl-Maghili

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