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Sundiata Keita ( Mandinka, Malinke: [sʊndʒæta keɪta]; c. 1217–c. 1255, [ 9] N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He was also the great-uncle of the Malian ruler Mansa Musa ...
Epic of Sundiata. Sunjata ( / sʊnˈdʒɑːtə /; Manding languages: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ Sònjàdà, also referred to as Sundiata or Son-Jara) [1] is an epic poem of the Malinke people that tells the story of the hero Sundiata Keita (died 1255), the founder of the Mali Empire. The epic is an instance of oral tradition, going back to the 13th ...
The Mali Empire ( Manding: Mandé[ 3] or Manden Duguba; [ 4][ 5] Arabic: مالي, romanized : Mālī) was an empire in West Africa from c. 1226 to 1670. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita ( c. 1214 – c. 1255) and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa (Musa Keita). At its peak, Mali was the largest empire ...
Sundiata was prophesied to become a great conqueror. To his parents' dread, the prince did not have a promising start. Sundiata, according to the oral traditions, did not walk until he was seven years old. [7] However, once Sundiata did gain use of his legs he grew strong and very respected. Sadly for Sundiata, this did not occur before his ...
Kouroukan Fouga. Kouroukan Fouga, or Kurukan Fuga, was the constitution of the Mali Empire created after the Battle of Krina (1235) by an assembly of nobles to create a government for the newly established empire, according to the Epic of Sundiata. [1] According to oral tradition of the griot poets of Mali and Guinea, the Kouroukan Fouga ...
The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa I. The Mali Empire had many profound cultural influences on West Africa, allowing the spread of its language, laws and customs along the Niger River. The Mali Empire grew out of an area referred to by its contemporary inhabitants as ...
Mali. The Sosso Empire, also written as Soso or Susu, or alternatively Kaniaga, was kingdom of West Africa that originated as a vassal of the Ghana Empire before breaking away and conquering their former overlords. Inhabited by the Soninke ancestors of the modern-day Sosso people, [1] it was centered in the region south of Wagadou and north of ...
Sundiata. Sundiata may refer to: Sundiata Keita ( c. 1217–1255 ), the king of the Mandinka people and founder of the Mali Empire, subject of the epic poem known as "Sundiata" or "Son Jara". Epic of Sundiata, his story. Sundiata Acoli (born 1939), African-American prisoner. Sundiata Anderson (born 2000), American football player.