Askia Muhammad I became the leader of the Songhai Empire and under his rule, all of the Songhai Empire became an Islamic state. He built many mosques and Islamic schools and universities across ...

The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that ...