Muḥammad I Askia
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Muḥammad I Askia, also spelled Mohammed I Askiya, also called Askia Muḥammad or Muḥammad Ture, original name Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr Ture, Ture also spelled Towri or Turée, (died March 2, 1538, Gao, Songhai empire), West African statesman and military leader who usurped the throne of the Songhai empire (1493) and, in a series of conquests, greatly expanded the empire and strengthened it. He was overthrown by his son, Askia Mūsā, in 1528.
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