Askia Daoud (also Askia Dawud) was ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1549 to 1582. Daoud peacefully suceeded Askia Ishaq I following that ruler's 1549 death. The Empire continued to expand under Daoud's rule, and saw little internal strife. Daoud is particularly remembered for his victories against the Mossi as well as for being a hafiz, a person who has completely memorized the Qur'an. Range of the Songhai Empire From the early 15th to the late 16th century, the Songhai Empire was one of the largest African empires in history. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mossi is the name of a people living in central Burkina Faso. ... Hafiz or Hafez (Arabic:ØاÙظ), literally meaning guardian, is a term used by Muslims for people who have completely memorized the Quran. ... The Quran (Arabic: al-qurÄn literally the recitation; also called Al QurÄn Al KarÄ«m or The Noble Quran; or transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...
Daoud's 1582 death began a struggle for succession that critically weakened the Empire and prepared the way for the 1591Moroccan invasion by Sultan Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi. Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings muslim monarch ruling under the terms of shariah The title carries moral weight and religious authority, as the rulers role was defined in the Quran. ... Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi (also Ahmed el-Mansour) was Sultan of Morocco from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth ruler of the Saadi Dynasty. ...
References
Davidson, Basil. Africa in History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
Askia Muhammed was credited for creating departments of state like Agriculture, Defence and Commerce, a reason why he succeeded in glorifying his legacy.
Askia Mohammed was preceded by Sunni Ali and after Askia Mohammed, AskiaDaoud came on the throne who had the longest rule of nearly 33 years.
By the way Askia Muhammed was a Mandingo ruler not from the original Shongai Tribe that initially ruled the Shongai Empire.
Though vastly outnumbered, the Moroccan forces under Judar Pasha defeated the Songhai Askia Ishaq II, guaranteeing the Empire's downfall.
The Songhai had for centuries been the dominant force in West Africa, controlling the Sudan from the headwaters of the Senegal River to what is now Niger and Nigeria.
However, a rivalry for succession after the 1583 death of AskiaDaoud left the Empire in a weakened state.
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