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Songhai's Askia Ishaq I: The Philosopher Sultan
After Askia Muhammad's abdication and the brief reign of his son Musa, another son took the throne: Askia Ishaq I. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of a sultan more interested in scholarship than conquest. Ishaq I consolidated the empire's borders, patronized the Sankore madrasa, and navigated a delicate relationship with the emerging Saadian dynasty in Morocco. They discuss his crackdown on corruption among the farari, his response to a Tuareg rebellion in the Sahara, and his surprising decision to allow the exiled Moroccan ambassador al-Hajj Muhammad al-Filali to…
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