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Scholars wrote their own books as part of a socioeconomic model. Students were charged with copying these books and any other books they could get their hands on. Today there are over 700,000 manuscripts in Timbuktu with many dating back to West Africa's Golden Age (12th-16th centuries).
The Mali Empire (Manding: Mandé [3] or Manden Duguba; [4] [5] Arabic: مالي, romanized: Mālī) was an empire in West Africa from c. 1226 to 1670. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita ( c. 1214 – c. 1255 ) and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa (Musa Keita).
The Mali Empire was also known for its thriving trade network, which stretched across the Sahara Desert and into North Africa and the Middle East. The modern countries included are Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, and parts of Niger and Burkina Faso. But Mali itself is the centre of the empire.
The history of the Mali Empire begins when the first Mande people entered the Manding region during the period of the Ghana Empire. After its fall, the various tribes established independent chiefdoms. In the 12th century, these were briefly conquered by the Sosso Empire under Soumaoro Kante.
Classification: People: By nationality: Malian also: Countries: Mali: People: ... Pages in category "Malian people" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of ...
There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".
People from the Mali Empire (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Mali Empire" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
History of Mali; Ghana Empire (c. 700 – c. 1200) Soninke people; Koumbi Saleh; Kingdom of Diarra; Gao Empire (9th century–1430) Mali Empire (c. 1235 –1670) Battle of Kirina; Kouroukan Fouga; Twelve Doors of Mali; Sundiata Keita; Musa I of Mali; Great Mosque of Djenné; Sankore Madrasah; Songhai Empire (1464–1591) Sonni Ali; Askia ...