Askia Ishaq II

Ishaq II
Askia of the Songhai Empire
Reign1588-1591
CoronationApril 10th 1588
PredecessorAskia Muhammad Bani
SuccessorAskia Muhammad Gao
Bornc. 1550
Gao
DiedMarch/April 1592
Bilanga[1]
IssueAlbarka
Names
Ishaq ibn Dawud ibn Muhammad al-Turi
DynastyAskiya dynasty
FatherAskia Daoud
MotherFāṭima Buṣ

Askia Ishaq II, also known as Askia Isḥāq Zughrānī, was the ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1588 to 1591. He commanded the Songhai force at the Battle of Tondibi, where he was defeated by Saadian forces from Morocco who subsequently destroyed the empire.

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