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Askia Mohammad I

1443 - 1538

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Askia Mohammad I has received more than 409,112 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Askia Mohammad I is the 8,304th most popular politician (down from 6,881st in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Mali (down from 10th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Malian Politician.

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  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Askia Mohammad I ranks 8,304 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmed Dogan, Andries Pretorius, Shigenori Tōgō, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Princess Yolanda of Savoy. After him are Sinjong of Goryeo, Husni al-Za'im, Gjon Kastrioti, Nestor Lakoba, Alexandros Zaimis, and Sibylle of Cleves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Askia Mohammad I ranks 10. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Rodolphus Agricola, Girolamo Riario, Piero del Pollaiolo, and Magdalena of France. After him are Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, Pedro Arias Dávila, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Edmund, Earl of Rutland. Among people deceased in 1538, Askia Mohammad I ranks 10. Before him are Andrea Gritti, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Elena Glinskaya, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, and Charles II, Duke of Guelders. After him are Estêvão Gomes, Saadet I Giray, Pierre Robert Olivétan, and Érard de la Marck.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Askia Mohammad I ranks 11 out of 72. Before him are Modibo Keïta (1915), Moussa Traoré (1936), Salif Keita (1949), Salif Keïta (1946), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), and Bah Ndaw (1950). After him are Ali Farka Touré (1939), Sonni Ali (1464), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Jean Zerbo (1943), Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900), and Seydou Keita (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mali

Among politicians born in Mali, Askia Mohammad I ranks 8. Before him are Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945), Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Modibo Keïta (1915), Moussa Traoré (1936), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), and Bah Ndaw (1950). After him are Sonni Ali (1464), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Modibo Keita (1942), Moctar Ouane (1955), Assimi Goïta (1983), and Choguel Kokalla Maïga (1958).

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