Askia Muhammad I vs Nicolaus Copernicus
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Compare the life timelines of Askia Muhammad I (1443–1538) and Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1473 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
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543)
- — Born in Toruń, Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Kraków Verified
- — Circulated the Commentariolus, an early sketch of his heliocentric theory
- — Published De revolutionibus orbium coelestium Verified
- — Died in Frombork, Poland Verified