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Mali Empire Conquests

1235 CE – 1340 CE

Sundiata Keita defeated the Sosso king Sumanguru at the Battle of Kirina, founding the Mali Empire — the richest state in medieval Africa.

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Conflict · Africa

Mali Empire Conquests

1235 CE – 1340 CE

Sundiata Keita defeated the Sosso king Sumanguru at the Battle of Kirina, founding the Mali Empire — the richest state in medieval Africa. Under Mansa Musa, Mali controlled the trans-Saharan gold trade; Musa's 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca was so lavish it crashed gold prices across the Mediterranean.

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