Askia Muhammad I vs Kabir
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Compare the life timelines of Askia Muhammad I (1443–1538) and Kabir (1440–1518) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1443 to 1518.
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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
Kabir (1440–1518)
- — Raised by a Muslim weaver family
- — Born near Varanasi
- — Became a disciple of Ramananda
- — Worked as a weaver in Varanasi Verified
- — Composed devotional dohas and songs in vernacular Hindi Verified
- — Criticized ritualism of both Hinduism and Islam Verified
- — Said to have been summoned before Sultan Sikandar Lodi
- — Moved to Maghar late in life
- — Died at Maghar Verified