Askia Muhammad I vs Moctezuma II
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Compare the life timelines of Askia Muhammad I (1443–1538) and Moctezuma II (1466–1520) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1466 to 1520.
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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
Moctezuma II (1466–1520)
- — Born into the Aztec royal dynasty in Tenochtitlan Verified
- — Educated in the calmecac and rose as a military commander and priest
- — Elected huey tlatoani of the Aztec Empire Verified
- — Centralized power and reinforced social hierarchy at court
- — Expanded the empire to its greatest territorial extent Verified
- — Received reports of Spanish expeditions on the Gulf coast Verified
- — Taken captive by the Spanish in his own palace Verified
- — Met Hernán Cortés on the causeway into Tenochtitlan Verified
- — Died in Tenochtitlan during an uprising against the Spanish Verified