Askiya Dynasty

Askiya Dynasty

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 Muhammad Ture, a general of the Songhai Empire who usurped the Sonni Dynasty. The Askiya ruled from Gao over the vast Songhai Empire until its defeat by a Moroccan invasion force in 1591. Immediately after the defeat, the dynasty moved east back to its homeland in the Dendi region of modern Niger. There they established the Dendi Kingdom and ruled from their capital of Lulama until the beginning of the 20th century.

Askiya Dynasty of Songhai Empire

*Askia Muhammad Ture the Great: 1493-1528
*Askia Musa: 1528-1531
*Askia Mohammad Benkan: 1531-1537
*Askia Isma'il: 1537-1539
*Askia Ishaq I: 1539-1549
*Askia Daoud a.k.a. Askia Dawud: 1549-1582
*Askia Al-Hajj: 1582-1586
*Askia Mohommed Bana: 1586-1588
*Askia Ishaq II: 1588-1591
*Moroccan Conquest: 1591

Askiya Dynasty of Dendi Kingdom

*Askia Nuh I: 1591-1598
*Askia al-Mustafa: 1598-????
*Askia Muhammad Surku Ilji: ????- ????
*Askia Harun Dancette: ????-1612
*Askia al-Amin: 1612-1618
*Askia Dawud I: 1618-1639
*Askia Muhammad: 1639-????
*Askia Dawud II: ????-????
*Askia Muhammad Bari: ????-????
*Askia Mar Shindin: ????-????
*Askia Nuh II: ????-????
*Askia al-Barak: ????-????
*Askia al-Hajj: ????-????
*Askia Ismail: ????-????
*Askia Dawud III: ????-????
*Askia Hanga: 1700s-1761
*Askia Samsu Beri: 1761-1779
*Askia Hargani: 1779-1793
*Askia Fodi Mayrumfa: 1793
*Askia Samsu Keyna: 1793-1798
*Askia Fodi Mayrumfa: 1798-1805 (2nd time)
*Askia Tomo: 1805-1823
*Askia Bassaru Missi Ize: 1823-1842
*Askia Bumi a.k.a. Askia Kodama Komi: 1842-1845
*Askia Koyze Baba: 1845-1864
*Askia Koyze Baba Baki: 1864-1865
*Askia Wankoy: 1865-1868
*Askia Bigo Farma: 1868-1882
*Askia Dauda: 1882-1887
*Askia Malla: 1887-1901
*French conquest: 1901

ee also

*Songhai Empire
*Dendi Kingdom
*Sonni Dynasty


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