Askia Muhammad Ture I (1443–1538), born Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Turi or Muhammad Ture, was the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire, reigning from 1493 to 1528. He is also known as Askia the Great, and his name in modern Songhai is Mamar Kassey. Askia Muhammad strengthened his empire and made it the largest empire in West Africa's history. At its peak under his reign, the Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano (in present-day Northern Nigeria) and much of the territory that had belonged to the Songhai empire in the east. His policies resulted in a rapid expansion of trade with Europe and Asia, the creation of many schools, and the establishment of Islam as an integral part of the empire. (From Wikipedia)
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Scribe, Griot, and Novelist: Narrative Interpreters of the Songhay Empire (with the Epic of Askia Mohammed; Gainesville: University of Florida Press, Center for African Studies, c1990), by Thomas A. Hale, contrib. by Nouhou Malio (page images at HathiTrust)