Askia Muhammad XII

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:administrativeDivision bureaucratic governance
gptkbp:alliance marriages and treaties
with_the_Ottoman_Empire
professional_army
gptkbp:born circa 1464
gptkbp:capital Timbuktu
gptkbp:contribution cultural_development_of_West_Africa
gptkbp:cultural_heritage influence_on_modern_West_African_culture
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Islamic_scholarship_in_Timbuktu
gptkbp:culturalHeritage with_North_Africa
gptkbp:culturalSignificance promotion_of_Islam
gptkbp:death circa 1537
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations engagement_with_European_powers
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Songhai_Empire
gptkbp:economy gold and salt trade
gptkbp:father gptkb:Askia_Muhammad_I
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied_by_historians_of_Africa.
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the last great rulers of the Songhai Empire
gptkbp:historicalContext 15th century
post-Mali_Empire_era
gptkbp:historicalPeriod various chronicles and texts
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented_by_Arab_historians
part_of_the_Songhai_Empire's_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Askia Muhammad XII
gptkbp:impact on_the_development_of_West_African_states
gptkbp:influence on trade networks
gptkbp:is_known_for expansion_of_the_Songhai_Empire
gptkbp:language Songhai
gptkbp:legacy remembered as a powerful ruler
influence_on_later_West_African_leaders
gptkbp:militaryRank expansionist campaigns
gptkbp:mother unknown
gptkbp:notable_event pilgrimage_to_Mecca
gptkbp:notableFeature agricultural development
gptkbp:patronage support for artists and scholars
gptkbp:politicalPosition feudal system
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Askia_Muhammad_I
gptkbp:reform centralized government
gptkbp:region provinces of the empire
gptkbp:reign 1493-1528
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:scholarships patron of education
gptkbp:sells trans-Saharan_trade_routes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Askia_Ishaq_II
gptkbp:territory acquisition of new lands
gptkbp:title gptkb:Askia