Askia Muhammad I vs Vasco da Gama
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Compare the life timelines of Askia Muhammad I (1443–1538) and Vasco da Gama (1460–1524) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1460 to 1524.
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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
Vasco da Gama (1460–1524)
- — Born in Sines, Portugal Verified
- — Departed Lisbon in command of the first expedition to India Verified
- — Reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast of India Verified
- — Appointed Viceroy of Portuguese India
- — Died in Cochin, India Verified