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Existed As An Independent City State Outside The Mali Empire Until Captured By The Songhai Empire In 1473 After A Siege Reputed To Have Lasted 7 Months And 7 Days
Captured From The Tuaregs (Who Had Taken It From The Declining Malian Empire 30 Years Earlier) By The Songhai Empire Around 1468
Born Muhammad Toure, He Took The Opportunity Of The Death Of The Songhai King In 1492 To Defeat The Heir (Who Had Refused To Become A Moslem) And Thus Make Himself King. He Expanded And Consolidated The Empire,Becoming Known As "Askia The Great" (Askia = "Forceful One"). Situated In Gao - His Capital
Became The Furthest Northern Outpost Of The Songhai Empire In The Early 16th Century - Until Recaptured By The Tuareg Later In The Century