- and the
Songhai women are also in
matrilineal line
descending from the
Askiya for the most part.
Throughout the
Central Sahel, the
descendants in patrilineal...
- The
Askiya dynasty, also
known as the
Askia dynasty,
ruled the
Songhai Empire at the
height of that state's power. It was
founded in 1493 by
Askia Mohammad...
- forces. Al-Sa'di, the
chronicler who
wrote the
Tarikh al-Sudan,
compared Askiya's army to that of his predecessor: "he
distinguished between the civilian...
-
Askia Daoud (also
Askia Dāwūd,
Askiya Dawud) was the
ruler of the
Songhai Empire from 1549 to 1582. His rule saw the
empire rise to a peak of
peace and...
-
Askiya (1611–1618)
Dawud II,
Askiya (1618–1639) Ismail,
Askiya (c.1639) Muhammad,
Askiya (1639)
Dawud III,
Askiya (1639–?)
Muhammad Borgo,
Askiya (early...
-
Askia Musa or
Askiya Musa (ruled 1529–1531) was the
second Askia ruler of the
Songhai Empire. Musa was the son of
Askia Mohammad I and Zāra Kabirun-koi...
-
Askia Nuh was a
ruler of the
Dendi Kingdom, the rump
state of the
Songhai Empire. He was a son of
Askia Dawud and
established his
capital at Lulami, from...
-
ruled until 1493 when the
throne was
usurped by the
Askiya Muhammad I, the
founder of the
Askiya dynasty. The
seventeenth century chronicles, the Tarikh...
-
Askia Mohammad Benkan, also
Askiya Muhammad Bonkana Kirya, was the
third ruler of the
Songhai Empire from 1531 to 1537.
Muhammad Bonkana Kirya was the...
-
Askia Muhammad Gao was the last
ruler of the
Songhai Empire. A son of
Askia Daoud, he ****umed
power in the last
months of 1591
after the
defeat of Askia...
