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Askia Mohammad I

1443 - 1538

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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, reigning from 1493 to 1528. He is also known as Askia the Great, and his name in modern Songhai is Mamar Kassey. Askia Muhammad strengthened his empire and made it the largest empire in West Africa's history. At its peak under his reign, the Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano (in present-day Northern Nigeria) and much of the territory that had belonged to the Songhai empire in the east. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Askia Mohammad I is the 3,134th most popular politician (up from 8,303rd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Mali (up from 11th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Malian Politician.

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Among politicians, Askia Mohammad I ranks 3,134 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Clovis IV, Agnes of Poitou, Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Narseh. After him are Samudragupta, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Emperor Go-Kōmyō, Anastasio Somoza García, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Lewis Strauss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Askia Mohammad I ranks 5. Before him are Pope Julius II, Donato Bramante, Lady Margaret Beaufort, and Matthias Corvinus. After him are Magdalena of France, Rodolphus Agricola, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Girolamo Riario, Pedro Arias Dávila, Piero del Pollaiolo, and Gilbert, Count of Montpensier. Among people deceased in 1538, Askia Mohammad I ranks 4. Before him are Hatice Sultan, Albrecht Altdorfer, and Diego de Almagro. After him are Andrea Gritti, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Elena Glinskaya, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Érard de la Marck, and Estêvão Gomes.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Askia Mohammad I ranks 3 out of 72. Before him are Musa I of Mali (1280), and Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945). After him are Modibo Keïta (1915), Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Salif Keita (1949), Moussa Traoré (1936), Jean Tigana (1955), Souleymane Cissé (1940), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Jean Zerbo (1943), and Ali Farka Touré (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mali

Among politicians born in Mali, Askia Mohammad I ranks 3. Before him are Musa I of Mali (1280), and Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945). After him are Modibo Keïta (1915), Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Moussa Traoré (1936), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Bah Ndaw (1950), Sonni Ali (1464), Modibo Keita (1942), and Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948).

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