Askia Muhammad I vs Guru Nanak
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Compare the life timelines of Askia Muhammad I (1443–1538) and Guru Nanak (1469–1539) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1469 to 1538.
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Askia Muhammad I (1443–1538)
- — Born Muhammad Ture in the western Sudan
- — Served as a general and governor under Sunni Ali Verified
- — Seized the Songhai throne at the Battle of Anfao Verified
- — Made the pilgrimage to Mecca Verified
- — Expanded the Songhai Empire to its greatest extent Verified
- — Reorganized the empire's administration and promoted Islamic scholarship Verified
- — Deposed by his son Askia Musa Verified
- — Recalled from exile to Gao by Askia Ismail
- — Died in Gao and was buried in the Tomb of Askia Verified
Guru Nanak (1469–1539)
- — Born in Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi, Punjab Verified
- — Married Mata Sulakhani
- — Worked as a storekeeper in Sultanpur Lodhi
- — Spiritual revelation at the Kali Bein river
- — Undertook the udasis, extensive missionary journeys
- — Settled at Kartarpur on the Ravi River Verified
- — Appointed Bhai Lehna as his successor, Guru Angad Verified
- — Died at Kartarpur Verified