Askia Daoud

Dawud
Askia of the Songhai Empire
Reign1549 – 1582 [1]
PredecessorAskiya Ishaq I (ruled 1539–1549)
SuccessorAskiya Muhammad Al-Hajj (ruled 1582–1586)
Died1582 (died a natural death)
Tondibi[2]
Burial
Gao
Issue333[3] or "at least 61"[4]
Names
Dawud ibn Muhammad al-Turi
DynastyAskiya dynasty
FatherAskia Mohammad (Ruled 1493-1528)
MotherSana bint Fari-koi, or Sana Fariu[5]

Askia Daoud (also Askia Dāwūd, Askiya Dawud) was the ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1549 to 1582. His rule saw the empire rise to a peak of peace and prosperity following a series of succession disputes and short reigns.[6]

  1. ^ Kâti 1913, p. 217.
  2. ^ Tondibi is on the left bank of the Niger River, 46 km north of Gao at 16°38′46″N 0°13′44″W / 16.646°N 0.229°W / 16.646; -0.229.
  3. ^ Hunwick 2003, p. 184 n68.
  4. ^ Kâti 1913, p. 215.
  5. ^ Gomez 2018, p. 335.
  6. ^ "Songhai empire." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2019. academic-eb-com.queens.ezproxy.cuny.edu/levels/collegiate/article/Songhai-empire/68696. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.