Qu (also transliterated Gao) was Mansa of the Mali Empire between 1300 and 1305. Qu was one of two sons of Kolonkan, a sister of the legendary founder...

ibn Qu (Arabic: محمد بن قو, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Qū; fl. 14th century) was the eighth mansa of the Mali Empire. He succeeded his father, Mansa Qu, and...

attributed to a Mansa Abu Bakr II, but no such mansa ever reigned. Rather, the voyage is inferred to have been undertaken by Mansa Muhammad ibn Qu. A precise...

Mansa Musa (reigned c. 1312 – c. 1337) was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa's reign is often...

'pagan lands' to the south of the empire, and claimed to be descended from Mansa Qu. Mali Empire Keita Dynasty Gomez, Michael (2018). African dominion : a...

Mansa Uli, also known as Yérélinkon, was the second mansa of the Mali Empire. He was the son and successor of Sunjata. Uli was one of the greatest rulers...

reign of Mansa (king) Qu. Mansa Qu's successor was his son, Mansa Muhammad. In 1312 the most famous Malian king, Mansa Musa, came to power. Mansa Musa's...

Kon Mamadi (Qu), a grandson of Sunjata, killed him himself with the help of Sakura's daughter. After Sakura's death, Qu succeeded him as mansa. Ibn Khaldun...

Abu Bakr, known as Bata Mande Bori in oral tradition, was the fifth mansa of the Mali Empire, reigning during the late 13th century. He was a son of a...

 1214 – c. 1255) and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa (Musa Keita). At its peak, Mali was the largest empire in West Africa...