Askia Muhammad I vs Ravidas
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Compare the life timelines of Askia Muhammad I (1443–1538) and Ravidas (1450–1520) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1450 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
Ravidas (1450–1520)
- — Born in Seer Goverdhanpur near Varanasi
- — Born into a family of leather workers Verified
- — Traditionally regarded as a disciple of Ramananda
- — Worked as a cobbler in Varanasi Verified
- — Composed devotional hymns preaching spiritual equality Verified
- — Envisioned the ideal city of Begampura in his poetry Verified
- — Tradition of Mirabai as his disciple
- — Died in northern India