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Sakura was the sixth mansa of the Mali Empire. A slave at birth, Sakura was freed and became a general in the army of Sundiata Keita, legendary founder of the Mali Empire. After a debilitating struggle for succession between Sundiata's sons Ouati Keita and Khalifa Keita and his grandson Abu Bakr, Sakura seized control of the throne himself in about 1285. Near-contemporary historian Ibn Khaldun records that under Sakura's leadership, the Empire made a number of new conquests (most notably of Gao), becoming the dominant political, economic, and military force in the Western Sudan. Sakura performed the Hajj but was killed at Tajura, near Tripoli (c. 1300), leaving no dynasty behind him. He was succeeded by Sundiata's son Gao. Mansa is a Mandinka word meaning king of kings. ... The Mali Empire was an Islamic Empire of the Mandinka people in West Africa from the 14th to 17th centuries. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... Sundiata Keita or Sunjata Keita (c. ... Ouati Keita was the third mansa of the Mali Empire, following the death of his brother, Wali Keita (c. ... Khalifa Keita was the fourth mansa of the Mali Empire. ... Jump to: navigation, search Abu Bakr was the fifth mansa of the Mali Empire, reigning from roughly 1275 to 1285. ... Jump to: navigation, search For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ibn Khaldun, full name Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun al-Hadrami (عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي), May 27, 1332/ah732 to March 19, 1406/ah808) was a famous Tunisian historiographer and historian born in what is modern day Tunisia, and is widely acclaimed as a forerunner of... GAO may mean: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (formerly General Accounting Office) Golf Association of Ontario Gipuzkoako Aldizkari Ofiziala Grupo de Agricultura Organica This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Hajj or Haj (Arabic حَجّ Ḥaǧǧ) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca (or, Makkah) and is the fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam in Sunni Islam and is one of the eleven Branches of Religion in Shia Islam. ... Tripoli (population 1. ... Events Beginning of the Renaissance. ... Sundiata Keita or Sunjata Keita (1190? - 1255?) is a semi-historical hero of the Mandinka people of West Africa and is celebrated in the Epic of Sundiata as founder of the Mali Empire. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gao was Mansa of the Mali Empire from 1300 to 1305. ...

Preceded by:
Abu Bakr		 Mansa of the Mali Empire
1285–1300		 Succeeded by:
Gao

Jump to: navigation, search Abu Bakr was the fifth mansa of the Mali Empire, reigning from roughly 1275 to 1285. ... Mansa is a Mandinka word meaning king of kings. ... Jump to: navigation, search For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Events Beginning of the Renaissance. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gao was Mansa of the Mali Empire from 1300 to 1305. ...

Reference

  • Davidson, Basil. Africa in History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

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Mali Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (823 words)
The empire was founded by the king Sundiata Keita, and was famous for the generosity and wealth of one of his successors, Mansa Kankan Musa I, and for the fabled wealth of the city of Timbuktu.
Mansa Wali Keita undertook the Hajj, expanded the empire's borders and significantly increased agricultural production, but his brothers Ouati Keita (r.
Sundiata's grandnephew, Mansa Kankan Musa I or Musa I, ruled over the Mali Empire while it was the source of almost half the Old World's gold.
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