HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Mansa Musa
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Sundiata Keita
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Sonni Ali
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Mohammed Askia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sunni Ali’s son then became king of Songhai, but the next year Askia Muhammad led a small army to depose of the new king after much fighting. He increased the size of the military, created a new system of laws, encouraged new ideas in math and science, and invited scholars to Songhai .
Detailed explanation-2: -And for several centuries to come, the small African states and the neighbouring leaders would take as their model the Islamic empire of Songhai and its prestigious leader, Muḥammad.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the rule of Muhammad, the Songhay Empire rapidly expanded. It incorporated the Hausa states as far as Kano in the South (present-day Nigeria) and in the west, Muhammad’s continuous expeditions against the Malian Empire made former Malian territories tributary to the Songhay.
Detailed explanation-4: -Askia the Great is known for spreading the Islamic faith in West Africa. He also modeled many of his laws after Islamic laws. of the Songhai Empire. He encouraged the spread of Islam in his native Africa.