# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/askia-muhammad-i
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:14:17.480Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/askia-muhammad-i"
name: "Askia Muhammad I"
slug: "askia-muhammad-i"
description: "Askia Muhammad Ture I (1443–1538), born Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Turi or Muhammad Ture, was the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire, reigning from 1493 to 1528. He is also known as Askia the Great, and his name in modern Songhai is Mamar Kassey. Askia Muhammad strengthened his empire and made it the largest empire in West Africa's history. At its peak under his reign, the Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano and much of the territory that had belonged to the Songhai empire in the east. His policies resulted in a rapid expansion of trade with Europe and Asia, the creation of many schools, and the establishment of Islam as an integral part of the empire."
tagline: "Emperor of the Songhai empire"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Map_of_the_Songhay_Empire.png/330px-Map_of_the_Songhay_Empire.png"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1443"
deathDate: "1538"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.38
  momentum:             0.6307490144546649
  historical:           20.85976533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Аския Мохаммед I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "اسكيا محمد (ملك)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Аския Мохамед Туре"
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    title: "Askia Mohammed"
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    title: "Askia Muhammad I"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohamed_I_el_Grande"
    title: "Askia Mohamed I el Grande"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohammad_Ture"
    title: "Askia Mohammad Ture"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Askia Mohammed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohammad_I"
    title: "Askia Mohammad I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohammad_I"
    title: "Askia Mohammad I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohammad_I"
    title: "Askia Mohammad I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "아스키아 무함마드 1세"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohammed_I"
    title: "Askia Mohammed I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohammad_I"
    title: "Askia Mohammad I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ߊߛߞߌߦߊ߫ ߡߎ߬ߤߊߡߊ߬ߘ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Muhammed"
    title: "Askia Muhammed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askia_Mohammed_I_Wielki"
    title: "Askia Mohammed I Wielki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "آسکیا محمد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81squia_Maom%C3%A9_I"
    title: "Ásquia Maomé I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771994"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump