Askia Daoud

Names
	Dawud ibn Muhammad al-Turi

Dawud
Dawud
Askia of the Songhai Empire
Reign	1549 – 1582
Predecessor	Askiya Ishaq I (ruled 1539–1549)
Successor	Askiya Muhammad Al-Hajj (ruled 1582–1586)
Died	1582 (died a natural death); Tondibi
Burial	Gao
Issue	333 or "at least 61"
Names
Names
	Dawud ibn Muhammad al-Turi
Dynasty	Askiya dynasty
Father	Askia Mohammad (ruled 1493–1528)
Mother	Sana bint Fari-koi, or Sana Fariu

Askia Daoud (also Askia Dāwūd, Askiya Dawud) was the ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1549 to 1582. His rule saw the empire rise to a peak of peace and prosperity following a series of succession disputes and short reigns.^[6]

^ Kâti 1913, p. 217.
^ Tondibi is on the left bank of the Niger River, 46 km north of Gao at 16°38′46″N 0°13′44″W / 16.646°N 0.229°W / 16.646; -0.229.
^ Hunwick 2003, p. 184 n68.
^ Kâti 1913, p. 215.
^ Gomez 2018, p. 335.
^ "Songhai empire." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2019. academic-eb-com.queens.ezproxy.cuny.edu/levels/collegiate/article/Songhai-empire/68696. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.

[FOOTNOTEKâti1913[httpgallicabnffrark12148bpt6k5439466qf244imagepagination_217]-1] Kâti 1913, p. 217.

[2] Tondibi is on the left bank of the Niger River, 46 km north of Gao at 16°38′46″N 0°13′44″W / 16.646°N 0.229°W / 16.646; -0.229.

[FOOTNOTEHunwick2003184_n68-3] Hunwick 2003, p. 184 n68.

[FOOTNOTEKâti1913[httpgallicabnffrark12148bpt6k5439466qf242imagepagination_215]-4] Kâti 1913, p. 215.

[FOOTNOTEGomez2018335-5] Gomez 2018, p. 335.

[Britannica_Academic-6] "Songhai empire." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2019. academic-eb-com.queens.ezproxy.cuny.edu/levels/collegiate/article/Songhai-empire/68696. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.

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