EARLY HISTORY OF THE MALI EMPIRE
CONTENT
- The Origin of the Mali Empire
- The Location of the Mali Empire on the Map of West Africa
The Origin of the Mali Empire
The empire which came to be known as Mali originated from the little Malinke (Mandingo or Mandinka) kingdom called Kangaba. Mali Empire was one of the three great empires in West Africa. It rose around 800 to 1200 AD and fell around 1600 AD.
Mali evolved from the unification of a number of small villages known as Dugu and ruled by local chieftains called Dugutigi. At inception, it became a very important trading centre and was highly developed by some of its leaders. It rose to be the largest empire in West Africa history. After the resistance against the Susu kingdom and the Sumanguru Kante conquest, its leader, Sundiata, established the empire of Mali around 1235 AD. He converted to Islam in appreciation of the support he got from Muslims. He made Niani, his birthplace to be the capital of the empire. Sundiata founded a central government that kept order and peace throughout the empire.
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