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|full name= Ismai'l ibn Mohammed al-Turi |
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|birth_date= c. 1510 |
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|death_date= December 1539 |
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'''Askia Ismail''' was the sixth ruler of the [[Songhai Empire]] from 1537 – 1539, and fourth from the [[Askia dynasty]]. He was the son of [[Askia Mohammad I]], the founder of the Askia dynasty, and Maryam Daabu, a member of the [[Mali Empire|Malian]] royal family captured in 1501.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kane |first1=Oumar |editor1-last=Fall |editor1-first=Mamadou |editor2-last=Fall |editor2-first=Rokhaya |editor3-last=Mane |editor3-first=Mamadou |title=Bipolarisation du Senegal du XVIe - XVIIe siecle |date=2021 |publisher=HGS Editions |location=Dakar |page=54 |language=French |chapter=La Formation du Royaume Jaalalo du Kingi par Tenghella}}</ref> |
'''Askia Ismail''' was the sixth ruler of the [[Songhai Empire]] from 1537 – 1539, and fourth from the [[Askia dynasty]]. He was the son of [[Askia Mohammad I]], the founder of the Askia dynasty, and Maryam Daabu, a member of the [[Mali Empire|Malian]] royal family captured in 1501.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kane |first1=Oumar |editor1-last=Fall |editor1-first=Mamadou |editor2-last=Fall |editor2-first=Rokhaya |editor3-last=Mane |editor3-first=Mamadou |title=Bipolarisation du Senegal du XVIe - XVIIe siecle |date=2021 |publisher=HGS Editions |location=Dakar |page=54 |language=French |chapter=La Formation du Royaume Jaalalo du Kingi par Tenghella}}</ref> |
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==Dynastic Struggles== |
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Ismail came to power through a conspiracy masterminded by his father, who had been imprisoned by another son, with the aim of freeing him. Directed to one of Mohammad’s Eunuchs, Ismail was able to obtain gold. With this he was then able to recruit men, allies and Suma Kutubaki, a friend of the ruling [[Askia Mohammad Benkan]]. The conspiracy came to fruition when Benkan was encamped at a village called Mansur. Benkan’s captains turned against him and he was deposed by the Dendi-fari, with them capturing and chaining up most of Benkan’s inner circle. Raised to power by the Dendi-fari, Askia Ismail was then able to release his father Askia Muhammad from Kangaba Island, bringing him home to Gao. |
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Ismail, a younger son, joined an abortive rebellion against his brother [[Askia Musa|Musa]], and was sheltered by the ''Maghsharen-koi'', the leader of the [[Tuareg people|Tuareg]] community of [[Timbuktu]], in the aftermath.<ref name = Levtzion>{{cite book |last1=Levtzion |first1=Nehemiah |author1-link=Nehemiah Levtzion |editor1-last=Oliver |editor1-first=Ronald |title=The Cambridge History of Africa Volume 3: From c.1050 to c.1600 |date=1977 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781139054577 |page=|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/the-cambridge-history-of-africa/C022553858696B7F0FF6728ED795B8E1 |access-date=12 March 2024 |chapter= 5 - The western Maghrib and Sudan }}</ref>{{rp|432}} |
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He was recalled to court by [[Askia Mohammed Benkan]], given the king's sister as a wife, and made to swear a public loyalty oath.<ref name = Gomez>{{cite book |last1=Gomez |first1=Michael |title=African dominion : a new history of empire in early and medieval West Africa |date=2018 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton, NJ |page= |isbn=9780691177427}}</ref>{{rp|322}} Despite this, he plotted with his father, imprisoned on an island in the [[Niger river]], to regain power.<ref name = Levtzion/>{{rp|436}} The conspiracy came to fruition in April 1537 when Benkan was encamped at a village called Mansur, site of the murder of his own predecessor Musa. Benkan’s captains turned against him and he was deposed by the Dendi-fari, who then proclaimed Ismail as Askia.<ref name = Gomez/>{{rp|326}} |
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| ⚫ | Ismail campaigned against Bakabula in Gurma. He gave charge of the cavalry to |
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==Reign== |
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| ⚫ | Ismail's reign began inauspiciously, with a heart attack on his coronation day. In June 1537 he brought his father back from exile and was crowned again as ''khalifa''.<ref name = Gomez/>{{rp|328}} He campaigned against Bakabula in Gurma. He gave charge of the cavalry to ''[[Kurmina-fari]]'' Hammad and instructed them to chase and engage Bakabula until Ismail arrived. In the ensuing battle they lost over 900 horsemen. However they succeeded in killing Bakabula and were able to take a large amount of booty. Shortly afterwards, in December 1539, Ismail died.<ref name = Gomez/>{{rp|329}} |
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==See== |
==See== |
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*''[[Tarikh al-fattash]]'' – Chronicle giving the history of the Songhay Empire |
*''[[Tarikh al-fattash]]'' – Chronicle giving the history of the Songhay Empire |
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*''[[Tarikh al-Sudan]]'' – Chronicle giving the history of the Songhay Empire |
*''[[Tarikh al-Sudan]]'' – Chronicle giving the history of the Songhay Empire |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:History of Mali]] |
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[[Category:16th-century deaths]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 16 June 2024
| Ismai'l | |||||
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| Askia | |||||
| Predecessor | Askia Benkan (1531–1537) | ||||
| Successor | Askia Ishaq I (1539–1549) | ||||
| Born | c. 1510 | ||||
| Died | December 1539 | ||||
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| Dynasty | Askia dynasty | ||||
| Father | Askia Mohammad I | ||||
| Mother | Maryum Daabu | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Askia Ismail was the sixth ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1537 – 1539, and fourth from the Askia dynasty. He was the son of Askia Mohammad I, the founder of the Askia dynasty, and Maryam Daabu, a member of the Malian royal family captured in 1501.[1]
Dynastic Struggles
[edit]Ismail, a younger son, joined an abortive rebellion against his brother Musa, and was sheltered by the Maghsharen-koi, the leader of the Tuareg community of Timbuktu, in the aftermath.[2]: 432
He was recalled to court by Askia Mohammed Benkan, given the king's sister as a wife, and made to swear a public loyalty oath.[3]: 322 Despite this, he plotted with his father, imprisoned on an island in the Niger river, to regain power.[2]: 436 The conspiracy came to fruition in April 1537 when Benkan was encamped at a village called Mansur, site of the murder of his own predecessor Musa. Benkan’s captains turned against him and he was deposed by the Dendi-fari, who then proclaimed Ismail as Askia.[3]: 326
Reign
[edit]Ismail's reign began inauspiciously, with a heart attack on his coronation day. In June 1537 he brought his father back from exile and was crowned again as khalifa.[3]: 328 He campaigned against Bakabula in Gurma. He gave charge of the cavalry to Kurmina-fari Hammad and instructed them to chase and engage Bakabula until Ismail arrived. In the ensuing battle they lost over 900 horsemen. However they succeeded in killing Bakabula and were able to take a large amount of booty. Shortly afterwards, in December 1539, Ismail died.[3]: 329
See
[edit]- Tarikh al-fattash – Chronicle giving the history of the Songhay Empire
- Tarikh al-Sudan – Chronicle giving the history of the Songhay Empire
References
[edit]- ^ Kane, Oumar (2021). "La Formation du Royaume Jaalalo du Kingi par Tenghella". In Fall, Mamadou; Fall, Rokhaya; Mane, Mamadou (eds.). Bipolarisation du Senegal du XVIe - XVIIe siecle (in French). Dakar: HGS Editions. p. 54.
- ^ a b Levtzion, Nehemiah (1977). "5 - The western Maghrib and Sudan". In Oliver, Ronald (ed.). The Cambridge History of Africa Volume 3: From c.1050 to c.1600. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139054577. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Gomez, Michael (2018). African dominion : a new history of empire in early and medieval West Africa. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691177427.
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