Mansa

Mansa is a ruler titles from the medieval Africa. It means in the language of Mandinka King of Kings. The title was held by the kings of the Islamic Kingdom of Mali, West Africa dominated from the 13th to the early 15th century.

The first winner of the title was the legendary founder of the Empire, Sundiata Keita. However, the data are not absolute, as in the specialized science prevail differing views. The regency periods referred to in the following list to go back to the French orientalist Maurice Delafosse, the calculated data a hundred years ago and sometimes very random happening. His calculations, based on the information provided by the North African historian Ibn Khaldun, have been criticized by younger historians and also corrected.

List of rulers of Mali Empire

• Sundiata Keïta (1245-1260)
• Mansa Wali Keita (1260-1270)
• Ouati Keïta (1270-1274)
• Khalifa Keïta (1274-1275)
• Abu Bakr (1275-1285)
• Sakura (1285-1300)
• Qū (1300-1305) - often incorrectly written " Gao "
• Mohammed ibn Qu (1305-1310 o 1312)
• Abubakari (Abu Bakr ) II ( 1310-1312 ) - believed to be a fictitious person
• Mansa Musa ( Kankan Musa I. ) ( 1312-1337 )
• Maghan (1337-1341)
• Cash ( 1360 )
• Mari Diata II (1360-1374)
• Musa II (1374-1387)
• Magha II (1387-1389)
• Sandaki (1389-1390)
• Mahmud (1390-1400)

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