Askia Ishaq I
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Askia Ishaq I was ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1539 to 1549, elected Askia following the overthrow of Mohammad Benkan in 1537.
Seeking to centralize power, he executed a number of local governors. After a failed Moroccan expedition against the Taghaza salt mines in 1544, Ishaq I retaliated, sacking several cities in southern Morocco and forcing Sultan Mohammed I Saadi to flee Marrakesh. Askia Daoud succeeded Ishaq peacefully following his 1549 death.
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