Sosso state
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The Sosso state was a medieval West African kingdom that rose to prominence in the 12th–13th centuries after the decline of the Ghana Empire and before being conquered by the emerging Mali Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sosso state canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical state
ⓘ
medieval West African kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kaniaga kingdom
ⓘ
Soso state ⓘ Susu state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mande
ⓘ
surface form:
Mande world
|
| capital | Kaniaga ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Mali Empire
ⓘ
Mandinka chiefdoms ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currencyCommodity |
gold
ⓘ
salt ⓘ |
| declineCause |
loss of control over trade routes
ⓘ
military defeat by Mali ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Sundiata Keita ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
control of gold trade
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ tribute from subject peoples ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | Ghana Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Susu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRole | intermediate power between Ghana Empire and Mali Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of Mali Empire ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
medieval Arabic sources
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| language | Susu language ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Guinea
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Mandinka polities
ⓘ
remaining Ghanaian polities ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Kirina ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Soumaoro Kanté ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sudan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sudan (historical region)
|
| politicalStructure | centralized kingdom ⓘ |
| powerBase | Kaniaga region ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ghana Empire ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | traditional African religion ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceAfter | decline of the Ghana Empire ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | king ⓘ |
| successor | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.