47 Facts About Mali Empire

Mali Empire was an empire in West Africa from c 1226 to 1670.

At its peak, Mali was the largest empire in West Africa, widely influencing the culture of the region through the spread of its language, laws and customs.

Much of the recorded information about the Mali Empire comes from 14th-century Tunisian historian Ibn Khaldun, 14th-century Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta and 16th-century Andalusian traveller Leo Africanus.

Mali Empire began as a small Mandinka kingdom at the upper reaches of the Niger River, centered around the Manding.

The early history of the Mali Empire is unclear, as there are conflicting and imprecise accounts by both Arab chroniclers and oral traditionalists.

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Mali Empire made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca from 1324 to 1326.

Whether Mali originated as the name of a town or region, the name was applied to the entire empire ruled from Mali.

Imperial Mali Empire is best known through three primary sources: the first is the account of Shihab al-'Umari, written in about 1340 by a geographer-administrator in Mamluk Egypt.

Mali Empire had first-hand information from several sources, and from a second-hand source, he learned of the visit of Mansa Musa.

Arab interest in the Mali Empire declined after the Songhai conquered the northern regions of the empire which formed the primary contact between Mali and the Arab world.

Mali Empire began in and was centered around the Manding region in what is southern Mali and northeastern Guinea.

Mali Empire reached its largest area under the Laye Keita mansas.

Al-Umari, who wrote down a description of Mali Empire based on information given to him by Abu Sa'id 'Otman ed Dukkali, reported the realm as being square and an eight-month journey from its coast at Tura to Muli.

Mali Empire describes it as being north of Mali but under its domination implying some sort of vassalage for the Antasar, Yantar'ras, Medussa and Lemtuna Berber tribes.

Identity of the capital city of the Mali Empire is a matter of dispute among historians.

Mali Empire's was a hunchback from the land of Do, south of Mali.

Mali Empire was crowned under the throne name Sunidata Keita becoming the first Mandinka emperor.

Mali Empire went on the hajj during the reign of Mamluk sultan Baibars .

Mali Empire was replaced by Abu Bakr, a son of Sunjata's daughter.

Under his leadership, Mali Empire conquered new territories and trade with North Africa increased.

Mali Empire went on the hajj during the reign of Mamluk sultan an-Nasir Muhammad and was killed in Tajura on his way back to Mali.

Mali Empire left Kanku Musa, a grandson of Sunjata's brother Mande Bori, in charge during his absence.

Mali Empire was one of the first truly devout Muslims to lead the Mali Empire.

Mali Empire attempted to make Islam the faith of the nobility, but kept to the imperial tradition of not forcing it on the populace.

Mali Empire made Eid celebrations at the end of Ramadan a national ceremony.

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Mali Empire could read and write Arabic and took an interest in the scholarly city of Timbuktu, which he peaceably annexed in 1324.

Mali Empire ruled oppressively and nearly bankrupted Mali with his lavish spending.

Mali Empire did however, maintain contacts with Morocco, sending a giraffe to King Abu Hassan.

Mali Empire did not hold the power of previous mansas because of the influence of his kankoro-sigui.

Still, by the time of Mansa Musa Keita II's death in 1387, Mali Empire was financially solvent and in control of all of its previous conquests short of Gao and Dyolof.

Mali Empire was deposed in 1389, marking the end of the Faga Laye Keita mansas.

Mali Empire's reign saw the first in a string of many great losses to Mali.

The new Songhai Empire conquered Mema, one of Mali's oldest possessions, in 1465.

Mali Empire came to power around 1496 and has the dubious honour of being the mansa under which Mali suffered the most losses to its territory.

The Kaabu Empire appears as ambitions as Mali was in its early years and conquers Mali's remaining Gambian provinces of Cassa and Bati.

The Songhai Empire keeps Mali's ambitions in check, but never fully conquers the empire, their former masters.

Mali Empire's descendants are blamed for the breakup of Manden into north, central and southern realms.

Twelve Doors of Mali Empire were a coalition of conquered or allied territories, mostly within Manden, with sworn allegiance to Sundiata and his descendants.

Mali Empire covered a larger area for a longer period of time than any other West African state before or since.

Mali Empire had so much gold that during his hajj to Mecca, the Mansa passed out gold to all the poor along the way.

Mali Empire flourished especially when Timbuktu came under Mansa Musa's control.

Mali Empire was thriving for a long time, but like other west African kingdoms, Mali Empire began to fall.

The Sahelian and Saharan towns of the Mali Empire were organised as both staging posts in the long-distance caravan trade and trading centres for the various West African products.

Mali Empire borrowed the practice to stem inflation of the substance, since it was so prominent in the region.

Mali Empire maintained a semi-professional, full-time army in order to defend its borders.

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Army of the Mali Empire used of a wide variety of weapons depending largely on where the troops originated.

Imperial Mali Empire's horsemen used iron helmet and mail armour for defence as well as shields similar to those of the infantry.