The Sosso Empire, also written as Soso or Susu, or alternatively Kaniaga, was kingdom of West Africa that originated as a vassal of the Ghana Empire before...

story of the formation of the Mali Empire, tells that a griot (praise-singer) named Bala Faséké Kouyaté convinced Sosso king Sumanguru Kante to employ him...

the local people from the rule of the king of the Sosso Empire, Soumaoro Kanté. The conquest of Sosso in c. 1235 marked the emergence of Mali as a major...

resembling Sharia. This resurgence did not last, however. By 1203, the Sosso rose against their masters and conquered Ghana. Oral historians link the...

c. 1240 Decline of the Ghana Empire c. 1,075 Almoravid conquest of the Ghana Empire c. 1100 — c. 1235 Aftermath and Sosso Occupation c. 1217 — c. 1230...

group in Guinea Susu language, language spoken by this ethnic group Sosso Empire, a twelfth-century Takrur kingdom of West Africa Susu (savings), an informal...

Ghana Empire (500–1200) Mali Empire (1230–1670) Gao Empire (750–1430) Songhai Empire (1340–1591) Pashalik of Timbuktu (1591–1833) Sosso Empire (1100–1235)...

There would be nine faamas of Niani prior to the founding of the Mali Empire. Its first mansa would be Sundiata Keita. This is when Mari Jata is crowned...

country's name. The Susu people are also referred to as Soosoo, Sossoé, Sosoe, Sosso, Soso, Sousou, Susso, Sussu, or Soussou. Most of those denominations are...

face of invasion from the Almoravids and conquest by the Sosso Empire; after 1235, the Mali Empire rose to dominate the region, which traded with Bono state...