Mali Empire as a Mande Confederation under Sundiata and Mansa Musa (c. 1235–1350)

1. Sundiata defeats Sosso at Kirina

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Sundiata Keita, Battle of

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   • Kirina

2. Kurukan Fuga charter promulgated

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Kurukan Fuga, Mande elites

   • Kurukan
   • Gbara

3. Great Assembly (Gbara) formed

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Gbara, Mande clans

   • Gbara
   • Kurukan

4. Sundiata sacks Kumbi Saleh

   Jan 1, 1240Labels: Sundiata Keita, Kumbi Saleh

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5. Mansa Musa becomes mansa of Mali

   Jan 1, 1312Labels: Mansa Musa, Mali Empire

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   • Musa

6. Mansa Musa conducts hajj to Mecca

   Jan 1, 1324Labels: Mansa Musa, Hajj

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   • Musa

7. Timbuktu annexed under Mansa Musa

   Jan 1, 1324Labels: Timbuktu, Mansa Musa

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   • Britannica

8. Djinguereber Mosque completed in Timbuktu

   Jan 1, 1327Labels: Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu

   • Djinguereber
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9. Maghan I succeeds Mansa Musa

   Jan 1, 1337Labels: Maghan I, Mali succession

   • Maghan
   • Britannica

10. Mansa Sulayman takes the throne

    Jan 1, 1341Labels: Mansa Sulayman, Mali throne

    • Sulayman
    • Souleyman

11. Ibn Battuta visits Sulayman’s court

    Jan 1, 1352Labels: Ibn Battuta, Sulayman s

    • Sulayman
    • Souleyman

12. End of Mali’s peak era after Sulayman

    Jan 1, 1359Labels: Sulayman death, Mali decline

    • Sulayman
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13. Catalan Atlas depicts Mansa Musa

    Jan 1, 1375Labels: Catalan Atlas, Mansa Musa

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