Editing Askia Muhammad I (section)

==Early life==

Askia Muhammad was born in [[Gao]]. His father, Baru Lum,{{efn|Baru is a Songhai form of the name Abu Bakr.{{sfn|Hunwick|1999|p=102}} Lum is a clan name, probably of Fula origin.{{sfn|Bühnen|2005|p=89}}}} was of [[Toucouleur people|Toucouleur]] or [[Soninke people|Soninke]] ancestry, with ancestors hailing from the [[Senegal River]] valley.{{efn|The ''Tarikh al-Fattash'' says that Askia Muhammad was a descendent of the Torodo. Torodo is Fula for "people of Toro" and refers to the Toucouleur. The clan name Lum is more likely to be of Toucouleur than Soninke origin. The names al-Turi and al-Sillanki have been interpreted as the Soninke clan names Ture and Sila, but they may be references to his father or father's ancestors coming from either [[Futa Toro]] or Silla in the Senegal valley. Futa Toro was predominantly Toucouleur and Silla was predominantly Soninke.{{sfn|Bühnen|2005}}}} His mother was named Kassey{{efn|Spelling variants: Kasay,{{sfn|Hunwick|1999|p=181}} Kassaye,{{sfn|Johnson|Hale|Belcher|1997|p=126}} Kassaï,{{sfn|Houdas|Delafosse|1913|p=114}} Kassey, Kassai, and Kasse{{sfn|Bellama|1970}}}} and is said in oral tradition to have been the sister of Sonni Ali.{{sfn|Johnson|Hale|Belcher|1997|p=126–127}}