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Dinga, also known as Dinka, Dinga Cissé or Kaya Maghan (meaning ruler of gold) (c. 700) was the possibly legendary Soninke founder of Wagadou, also known as the Ghana Empire. He founded the Cissé dynasty which ruled the empire from the 8th century CE to the end of the 11th century.
Upon Dinga's death, his two sons Khine and Dyabe contested the kingship. [2] Dyabe, humiliated, made an accord with a black snake with seven heads named Bida. He promised to sacrifice a virgin to the snake once every year in return for victory over his brother. He fulfilled his promise to Bida until his death.
Since around 1500 BCE, a number of clans of proto-Soninke descent, one of the oldest branches of Mandé-speaking peoples, came together under the leadership of Dinga Cisse. The nation comprised a confederation of three independent, freely allied, states (Mali, Mema, and Wagadou) and 12 garrisoned provinces.
This tradition states that Ghana Soumaba Cisse, at the time a vassal of the Sosso, rebelled with Kangaba and became part of a loose federation of Mande-speaking states. After Soumaoro's defeat at the Battle of Kirina in 1235 (a date again assigned arbitrarily by Delafosse), the new rulers of Koumbi Saleh became permanent allies of the Mali Empire .
The Soninke people are also referred to as Aswanik, Dafing, Dafi, Dyakanke, Gadyaga, Maraka, Maraxa, Marka, Marka Soninké, Sarakolleh, Saracole, Zarakole, Zagha ...
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