| | Askia Mohammed I (Askia the Great) |
 | | Askia orchestrated a program of expansion and consolidation, ultimately extending the empire from Taghaza in the north to the borders of Yatenga in the south; and from Air in the northeast to Futa Toro in Senegambia. |
 | | Askia was also setting the stage for the Askia dynasty, systematically removing the surviving members of the preceding dynasties. |
 | | Askia Mohammmed, regarded as the greatest of the Songhai kings, continued the work of Sunni Ali Ber and built the largest and wealthiest of the kingdoms of the Western Sudan. |
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