Askia Muhammad I (a. 1443 - 1538), haifaffen Muhammad Ture sylla ko Muhammed Touré sylla a Futa Tooro, wanda daga baya ake kira Askia, wanda aka fi sani da Askia Babba, ya kasance sarki, kwamandan soja, kuma mai kawo canji ga siyasa na Daular Songhai a ƙarshen karni na 15. Ya kasance daga ƙabilar Soninke . Askia Muhammad ya karfafa daularsa kuma ya mai da ita daula mafi girma a tarihin Afirka ta Yamma . A lokacinda yake kan ganiyar mulkinsa, Daular Songhai ta kunshi jihohin hausa har zuwa kano (a cikin Arewacin Najeriya a yanzu) da kuma yawancin yankuna da suka kasance mallakar daular Songhai ta yamma. Manufofinsa sun haifar da saurin fadada kasuwanci tare da Turai da Asiya, samar da makarantu da yawa, da tabbatar da Musulunci a matsayin wani bangare na daular. Bayan Sunni Ali Ber ya mutu, Sunni Baru, ɗansa kuma magajin magajinsa, ya kalubalanci Muhammad saboda ba a gan shi a matsayin Musulmi mai aminci ba. Wannan ya baiwa daya daga cikin janar-janar din Janar Ali Ber, Muhammad Ture, dalili don kalubalantar maye gurbinsa.