David M. Walker

David M. Walker

male, 58 years old
David M. Walker became the seventh Comptroller General of the United States and began his 15-year term when he took his oath of office on November...

Gao

male, deceased (1305)
Gao was Mansa of the Mali Empire from 1300 to 1305. Son of legendary founder Sundiata Keita, Gao assumed the throne following the murder of the...
Gao Hong

Gao Hong

female, 45 years old
Gao Hong (surname Gao; b. Luoyang, Henan, China, 1964) is a performer of the Chinese pipa (pear-shaped lute). Gao has lived in the United States...

Sakura

male, deceased (1300)
Mansa Sakura or Mansa Sakoura was the sixth mansa of the Mali Empire. A slave at birth, Sakura was freed and became a general in the army of...

Askia Ishaq II

male
Askia Ishaq II was ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1588 to 1591. Ishaq came to power in a long dynastic struggle following the death of the...

Judar Pasha

male
Judar Pasha was a military leader of Morocco's Saadi Dynasty and the conqueror of the Songhai Empire. Born a Spaniard, Judar had been captured as a...
Askia Mohammad I

Askia Mohammad I

male
Askia the Great (c. 1442-1538, also Muhammad Ture) was a Soninke king of the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century. Askia Muhammad strengthened...

Empress Li

female
Empress Li was an empress of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin. Her husband was Fu Deng (Emperor Gao). Very little is known about her. She was...

Empress Mao

female, deceased (389)
Empress Mao (d. 389) was an empress of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin. Her husband was Fu Deng (Emperor Gao). She was the daughter of the general...
Askia Mohammad Benkan

Askia Mohammad Benkan

male
Askia Mohammad Benkan (also "Askiya Muhammad Bonkana") ruled the Songhai Empire from 1531 to April 1537. After Mohammad Benkan's uncle, the famous...