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	Askia The Great
		Mohammed Ben Abu Bekr, the favored general of Sunni Ali, believed that he was entitled to the throne after Sunni Ali's death, rather than Ali's son, Abu Kebr.
		Askia began by consolidating his vast empire and establishing harmony among the conflicting religions and political elements.
		Under the leadership of Askia, the Songhay Empire flourished until it became one of the richest empires of that period.
	www.africawithin.com /hpi/hp15.htm (233 words)

	Askia Mohammed - Suchergebnisse - MSN Encarta
		Askia Mohammed (gestorben 1538), Herrscher des Songhai-Reiches in Westafrika (1493-1528).
		Mohammed war General unter Ali von Songhai, lehnte sich...
		Die Expansion der Songhai wurde unter Ali von Songhai vorangetrieben, der die östlichen Teile von Mali 1471 unter seine Herrschaft brachte und sein...
	de.encarta.msn.com /Askia_Mohammed.html (68 words)

	Salem Press
		Mohammed must have perceived the enormous advantages of Islam in transforming Songhai from a peripheral state into a partner in what was, in the sixteenth century, the world's most diverse and extensive civilization and commercial network.
		Mohammed I Askia belongs to a tradition of warrior-kings who periodically unified and integrated the Niger basin and adjacent areas, a tradition beginning perhaps as early as 800.
		Mohammed himself was among the foremost of the unifiers, administrators, and purveyors of Islam.
	salempress.com /Store/samples/great_lives_from_history_renaissance/great_lives_from_history_renaissance_mohammed.htm (2221 words)

	Marcus Garvey - Askia the Great - Great People of Color
		Claiming that the power was his by right of achievement, Mohammed attacked the new ruler a year later and defeated him at Anghoke in one of the bloodiest battles of history.
		Mohammed seized the throne, calling himself "The Prince of Believers" and "Caliph of the Mussulmans." But when one of the daughters of Sonni Ali heard the news, she cried out, "Askia" (Usurper) at which Mohammed in irony took "Askia" as his name.
		Under the leadership of Askia, the Songhay Empire flourished until it became one of the richest of that period.
	www.marcusgarvey.com /wmprint.php?ArtID=471 (1386 words)

	Tomb of Askia at AllExperts
		UNESCO describes Askia as a fine example of the monumental mud-building traditions of the West African Sahel.
		Askia is in regular use as a mosque and a publicly-owned cultural centre for the city of Gao.
		Askia Mohammed was the first Askia emperor and greatly expanded the Songhaii Empire.
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/to/tomb_of_askia.htm (384 words)

	History of Timbuktu, Mali
		Akil reappointed Mohammed Naddi, a Sanhaja Tuareg as the governor of the city.
		One of the generals of Soni Ali who is a devout Muslim by the name of Askia Mohammed could not tolerate the tragic treatment Soni inflicted on the Ulemas or scholars of Timbuktu.
		Askia Mohammed, who was Sonni Ali Ber’s General, could no longer support the loose manner by which Sonni Baro handled the affairs of the State.
	www.timbuktufoundation.org /history.html (1747 words)

	third resurrection: Askia Muhammad Toure (1493-1528)
		Askia Muhammad was Sunni Ali's former general and overthrew the reign of Sonni Ali's son, Sunni Baru.
		Askia Muhammad would continue the expansionist policies of Sunni Ali by conquering the oases of the Sahara, Mali and the Hausaland.
		Askia Muhammad Touré further centralized the government by creating a large and elaborate bureaucracy to oversee his extensive empire.
	thirdresurrection.blogspot.com /2006/02/askia-muhammad-toure-1493-1528.html (358 words)

	Askia Mohammad I at AllExperts
		He orchestrated a program of expansion and consolidation which extended the empire from Taghaza in the North to the borders of Yatenga in the South; and from Air in the Northeast to Futa Tooro in Senegambia.
		In addition, Askia established standardized trade measures and regulations, and initiated the policing of trade routes.
		Askia Muhammad went blind in his old age, and was deposed in 1528 by his son Askia Musa at the age of more than eighty years.
	en.allexperts.com /e/a/as/askia_mohammad_i.htm (408 words)

	When We Ruled - 50 Greatest Africans - Askia Mohammed I & Mansa Musa
		In Mecca, Askia met the Caliph of Egypt, the Pope of the Islamic church.
		The empire Askia inherited from the Sonni Dynasty was already massive, yet he expanded north, east and west by conquest.
		Askia Mohammed I died in 1538 and was buried in a Step Pyramid at Gao.
	www.whenweruled.com /articles.php?lng=en&pg=22 (1091 words)

	Early African Empires and their Global Connections
		Sonni Baru refused to declare himself a Muslim, giving Askia Mohammad, who was a general for SONNI ALI BER, a legitimate reason to rebel.
		Askia Mohammad proved a highly effective ruler, extending the empire's boundaries westward to lower Senegal, eastward to Air and north to the Taghaza mines of the Sahara.
		Even though Askia Mohammad was a pious Muslim, he retained many traditional aspects of Songhay culture and did not try to convert non-Muslims through conquest.
	www.globaled.org /nyworld/materials/african3.html (1627 words)

	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.
	www.blackhistorypages.net /pages/askia.php (807 words)

	The Invasion of Morocco in1591 and the Saadian Dynasty
		Realizing that the unconquered Songhai forces would again retreat to their water enshrouded refuge he ordered the boats be built fro m the few available trees and the doors and door frames so that his forces would be able to pursue their opposition along the water.
		The Askia agreed to provide food and when he arrived Mohammed ordered the massacre of his men as a reprisal for the deaths incurred during the march across the desert.
		In the southern rain-forests of Songhai, Askia Nuh, became the new leader of the defense forces.
	www.geocities.com /djabdou50/invasion.htm (3521 words)

	Askia Tomb
		The Tomb of Askia in the town of Gao, Mali marks Islamic architecture in sub-Saharan West Africa's beginning.
		However, not until Askia Mohammed was appointed Caliph of the lands of the Tekrour in 1497 was Islam confirmed the official religion.
		Askia Mohammed attested to an increased orthodoxy by building mosques and inviting Muslim scholars to Gao, while expanding the Songhay Empire into Mali, Niger and Nigeria.
	archnet.org /library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2541 (920 words)

	Askia Mohammed
		Mamadou (Mohammed) Touré, dit Askia Mohammed était empereur du Songhaï, né en 1443 et mort en 1538.
		Prenant le nom de Askia Mohammed, il est le fondateur de la dynastie des Askia.
		Askia Mohammed étend les frontières de l’Empire songhaï jusqu’au Fouta Toro (actuel Sénégal) et au nord jusqu’à Agadez dont il s’empare en 1515.
	www.encyclopedie.snyke.com /articles/askia_mohammed.html (143 words)

	CNI News
		Mohammed Ben Abu Bekr, was considered the favored general of Sunni Ali, and believed that he was entitled to the throne after Sunni Ali's death, rather than Ali's son, Abu Kebr.
		Claiming that the power was his by right of achievement, Mohammed attacked the new ruler a year later and defeated him (1493) in one of the bloodiest battles in history, a coup d'etat.
		When one of Sunni Ali's daughters heard the news, she cried out "Askia," which means "forceful one." This title was taken by Mohammed as his new name.
	ericnunnally.tripod.com /blog/index.blog?topic_id=1014401 (1823 words)

	Askia Mohammad I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He orchestrated a program of expansion and consolidation which extended the empire from Taghaza in the North to the borders of Yatenga in the South; and from Air in the Northeast to Futa Tooro in Senegambia.
		To secure the illegitimacy of his usurpation of the Sonni dynasty, Askia Muhammad allied himself with the scholars of Timbuktu, ushering in a golden age in the city for Moslem scholarship.
		Askia Muhammad went blind in his old age, and was deposed in 1528 by his son Askia Musa at the age of more than eighty years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Askia_Mohammed (431 words)

	AREGBESOLA.Arena: GLOSSARY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Askia Muhammad I (born circa 1442-1538) was a king of the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century.
		Under the leadership of Askia, the Songhay Empire flourished until it became one of the richest empires of that period.
		Dus Mohamed Ali Bey (Effendi) B.A. (London) was, actor, historian, journalist, editor, lecturer, traveller, publisher, a founder of the Comet Press Ltd. and "The Comet" newspaper (Nigeria).
	web.1asphost.com /siyanbola/kb/who_afr1.htm (1241 words)

	THE SONGHAI EMPIRE
		From Kankan Mussa to Askia Mohammed, the memory of the voyages of African princes is recorded in the annals of the East, where the astonishment expressed at the power of the African empires is indescribable.
		The kan-fari or kormina-fari, was a new office created by Askia Mohammed and occupied for the first time by his own brother, Amar Komdiago, who was tondi-farma under Ali Ber: it corresponded to a veritable viceregency with Tendirma as its capital.
		Epistolary correspondence was common: When Askia Mussa came to power, he wrote 2 letters, one to his brother Otsman, the other to the latter's mother, so as to avoid any eventual conflict.
	members.fortunecity.com /squaredmc/ancient/songhai/home.htm (2057 words)

	Ending Stereotypes for America
		Their Askia (King) converted to Islam in 1019; this though was an economic tactic to placate the Muslim merchants to the North.
		Askia (King) Sonni Ali, was described by European kings as, "bold in the field and cunning in council," and by his own people as, "the most high." Despite this admiration he was hated by devout Muslims, who considered him, as medieval Sudanese historian Es-Sadi proclaimed, a "master tyrant" and a "scoundrel."
		Askia Ishak II later established a court dealing with acts of immorality; some of which--adultery for instance--were severely punished.
	endingstereotypesforamerica.org /songhay.html (2240 words)

	PLAYAHATA.COM
		The vastness of Askia Mohammed's kingdom covered most of West Africa, larger than all of the European states of the era combined.
		The Mausoleum of Askia Muhammed, at Gao Mali
		Under the leadership of Askia Mohammed, the city of Timbuctu once again became a prosperous commercial city, reaching a population of 100,000 people.
	www.playahata.com /pages/bhfigures/bhfigures12.html (848 words)

	Amazon.com: "Askia Mohammed": Key Phrase page
		This would continue during the reign of Askia Mohammed Brâno and they would not be seen again until the interregnum which preceded the advent of Askia Ishâq.
		Just as the epic of Askia Mohammed, the fifteenth-century Songhay king, considers both the man and the sociocultural and historical conditions in which he lived, so this...
		The most noteworthy leaders during the reign of the Songhay Empire were Sunni Ali Ber and Askia Mohammed.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Askia-Mohammed (384 words)

	Mythinglinks/AFRICA/Sub-Sahara: Songhay Peoples of Subsahara Africa
		In April, 1493, Mohammed allied himself with the Muslim clerics and disaffected Muslim portions of the empire against Sonni Ali's son and would-be successor, whose support lay primarily in the Songhai homeland.
		Mohammed avoided what otherwise might have become a bloody and prolonged civil war by staging a coup, seizing the capital, and forcing Sonni Ali's son into exile.
		Mohammed must have perceived the enormous advantages of Islam in transforming Songhai from a peripheral state into a partner in what was, in the sixteenth century, the world's most diverse and extensive civilization and commercial network....
	www.mythinglinks.org /afr~subsahara~Songhay.html (7594 words)

	Read News: ISNA.net
		MARGARET RAMIREZ AND MANYA A. Cardinal Francis George and Imam W. Deen Mohammed called on Catholics and Muslims in Chicago to unite for the common causes of ending racism and strengthening families.
		Mohammed echoed George's call for unity, saying all faiths are working toward the same goals.
		In the late 1990s, Mohammed also started a relationship with the worldwide Catholic lay group known as the Focolare movement, which seeks to promote unity among Catholics and other world religions.
	www.isna.net /index.php?id=35&backPID=1&tt_news=282 (601 words)

	Saadi Dynasty (Age Of Renaissance)
		Meanwhile, Songhai ruler Askia Ishaq II assembled a force of more than 40,000 men and moved north against the Moroccans; the two armies met at Tondibi in March 1591.
		After the siege was broken M' mi convinced the people of the city to swear allegiance to Al-Mansur and requested that Askia Ishak's successor, Askia Mohammed Gao, provide food for them as a gesture of good faith.
		Mohammed, was formerly the leader of all the renegades in Morocco.
	s12.invisionfree.com /Age_of_Renaissance/ar/t671.htm (644 words)

	mali information
		Mali is old enough to have rock paintings dating back to a time when the Sahara desert was covered in lush forest.
		It was followed by the Songhay empire, created by Askia Mohammed on the edge of the Sahara and the Niger River in northern Mali.
		At its height the second empire saw Timbuktu with a population of around 100,000 people, and the university had a student population of 25,000.
	www.internationalmedalist.org /mali_information.htm (477 words)

	Civilizations under siege
		Yet, by the time the Portuguese arrived the Mandingoes had been displaced by their rivals, the Songhay (whose origins were at Gao on the Niger River in what is now the nation of Mali).
		Under the leadership of Askia Mohammed, the Songhay made a determined effort to unite the Moslem world against further encroachments by Christian Europeans.
		The Songhay nation went through a rapid period of modernization, and Askia Mohammed's policies greatly encouraged the intellectual life of his people.
	odur.let.rug.nl /usa.990917/E/conquest/siege12.htm (617 words)

	AFRICAN LEGENDS - The Heroes of African History and Culture, The history of glorious Africa restored
		Menelek had in 1898 crushed a rebellion by Ras Mangasha (who died in 1906) and he directed his efforts henceforth to the consolidation of his authority, and in a certain degree, to the opening up of his country to western civilization.
		The Songhai Empire was lead by Sunni Ali from 1464 to 1492 and by Askia Muhammad from 1493 to 1528 ("Mali, Republic" 1998).
		Timbuktu was at the height of its commercial and intellectual development during the Mandigo Askia period (1493-1591).
	www.africanholocaust.net /africanlegends.htm (14357 words)

	Songhay History and Cultural Relations
		Aliman Za, probably a Lemta Berber from southern Libya, founded the Za dynasty of Songhay that endured from the latter part of the eighth century to 1491 and the death of Sonni Ali Ber, who was succeeded by Askia Mohammed Toure (founder of the Askiad, the second and last dynasty of Songhay).
		During the reigns of Sonni Ali Ber and Askia Mohammed, the Songhay Empire reached the zenith of its imperial power.
		Descendants of Askia Mohammed continued to rule a unified southern state of Songhay until 1660, in what is today Niger.
	www.everyculture.com /Africa-Middle-East/Songhay-History-and-Cultural-Relations.html (223 words)

	FreeVoice Online
		Though the first segment was full of hot topics pertaining to the pros and cons of rap and the news media, the second forum held its own.
		The panelists for this segment were Professor A. Peter Bailey, Valencia Mohammed of the Washington Afro, Brian DeBose of the Washington Times, Gloria Minott of WPFW Radio, Khalil Abdullah of New America Media, Askia Muhammed of the Final Call Newspaper and WPFW Radio and lastly Denise Rolark-Barnes of the Washington Informer.
		The UDC Journalism Club, with the tireless assistance of Mass Media professor Joe Elam, was founded in 1999 and had evolved from a media publications club of which Professor Elam was chairman.
	www.udc.edu /freevoice (394 words)

	Black Experience in America: CHAPTER 1 Continued
		The ruling class, in particular, continued to follow the religion of Islam, but it is generally believed that the masses of the population remained faithful to the more traditional West African religions based on fetishism and ancestor worship.
		Two of the more powerful rulers were Suni Ali, who began his 28-year reign in 1464, and Askia Mohammed, who began his 36-year reign in 1493.
		Askia Mohammed was also known as Askia the Great.
	www.rit.edu /~nrcgsh/BX/bx01b.html (1460 words)

	Welcome to Bhatkallys
		Askia Mohammed continued in the footsteps of Sonni Ali, building the largest state ever seen in the history of
		Unlike Sonni Ali, however Askia Mohammed was a very devout Muslim, he went to restore to prominence the
		Under Askia Muhammad Toure, however, men could achieve high office based upon their scholarship and intellect regardless of their social position.
	www.bhatkallys.com /article/article.asp?aid=1089 (946 words)

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