Askia Mohammed I died in 1538 after falling off his horse and drowning in a river. Oddly the river was at its lowest level because it was not rainy season. He was buried in a Step Pyramid at Gao. He is fondly remembered as Askia the Great.
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Askia Mohammed the Great encouraged literacy and learning. In the Songhai Empire, there were the best scholars that made Islamic books that are still used today. Askia also spread Islam all over Africa.
religion, education, government ,expanding territory
Departments of the government and provinces with loyal governors
Askia the Great was the high military rank name that Muhammad Ture gave himself after overthrowing Sunni Baru. They rebelled against Sunni Baru because he was not a Muslim and they were afraid that because he was not a Muslim, trade with other Muslim lands would suffer, so the rebelled against him.