The epic of Askia Mohammed (Record no. 1910)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780253209900
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 896/.5ASK
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Title The epic of Askia Mohammed
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Bloomington
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Indiana University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1996
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 88 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references (p. [83]-84) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Askia Mohammed is the most famous leader in the history of the Songhay Empire, which reached its apogee during his reign in 1493-1528. Songhay, approximately halfway between the present-day cities of Timbuktu in Mali and Niamey in Niger, became a political force beginning in 1463, under the leadership of Sonni Ali Ber. By the time of his death in 1492, the foundation had been laid for the development under Askia Mohammed of a complex system of administration, a well-equipped army and navy, and a network of large government-owned farms. The present rendition of the epic was narrated by the griot (or jeser)̌ Nouhou Malio over two evenings in Saga, a small town on the Niger River, two miles downstream from Niamey. The text is a word-for-word translation from Nouhou Malio?s oral performance.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Mohammed I, Askia of Songhai, 1443?-1538 --In literature.
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