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...

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...

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...

conquered by the Sosso Empire under Soumaoro Kante. He was in turn defeated by a Mande coalition led by Sundiata Keita, who founded the Mali Empire. The Keita...

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 (1430s–1591) Pashalik of Timbuktu (1591–1833) Sosso Empire (1100–1235)...

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...

Kanem. The Sosso Empire sought to fill the void but was defeated (c. 1240) by the Mandinka forces of Sundiata Keita, founder of the new Mali Empire. The Mali...