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QWhich ruler of the Songhai Empire made Islam the official religion and brought Muslim scholars to Gao?

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  • A Sonni Ali ✔ ✖
  • B Askia Mohammad I ✔ ✖
  • C Al-Maghili ✔ ✖
  • D Mansa Musa ✔ ✖
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Askia Mohammad I, who reigned from 1493 to 1528, was a significant ruler of the Songhai Empire.
He embraced Islam as the official religion of the empire, supported the construction of mosques, and invited Muslim scholars to Gao, including al-Maghili, an influential figure in Sudanic African Muslim scholarship.

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