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    Mansa Sulayman (Arabic: منسا سليمان, romanized: Mansā Sulaymān; d. c. 1359) was mansa of the Mali Empire during the middle of the 14th century. He was...
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  • family in the service of the Abbasid Caliphate. Sulayman of Mali, 14th century Mansa of the Mali Empire. Sulaiman al-Tajir ('Sulayman the Merchant', fl. 850)...
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    Mansa Musa (redirect from Musa of Mali)
    Sunjata's reign and Musa's. Ibn Battuta, who visited Mali during the reign of Musa's brother Sulayman, said that Musa's grandfather was named Sariq Jata...
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    The Mali Empire (Manding: Mandé or Manden Duguba; Arabic: مالي, romanized: Mālī) was an empire in West Africa from c. 1226 to 1670. The empire was founded...
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    Timbuktu (redirect from Tombouctou, Mali)
    ancient city in Mali, situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative...
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  • Kassa (mansa) (category Mansas of the Mali Empire)
    short-lived mansa of the Mali Empire. He succeeded his father, Sulayman, and reigned for only nine months. A civil war broke out after Sulayman's death, which...
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    the people of Mālī. Following the death of Mansa Sulayman in 1360, disputes over who should succeed him weakened the Mali Empire. The reign of Mari Djata...
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    ruler of the Sunni dynasty, rebelled against Mali hegemony, and was defeated.; It was not until the first half of the 15th century that Sunni Sulayman Dama...
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    Djenné (redirect from Djenné, Mali)
    about the town. With the Mali empire in retreat, Djenne may have fought a war against the rising Songhai Empire under Sonni Sulayman Dama, a conflict whose...
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    Gao (redirect from Gao, Mali)
    Gawgaw/Kawkaw, is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, 320 km (200 mi) east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left...
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