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Askia Muhammad I

c. 1443–1538

Songhai Empire

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Biography

Askia Muhammad expanded Songhai, strengthened administration and supported Islamic scholarship and trans-Saharan trade.

1583–1663

c. 1280–c. 1337

c. 1217–c. 1255