Keita dynasty
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The Keita dynasty was the royal lineage that founded and led the medieval Mali Empire, producing rulers such as Sundiata Keita and Mansa Musa who oversaw its rise to wealth and power in West Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keita dynasty canonical | 5 |
| Faama rulers of Kangaba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3241979 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keita dynasty Context triple: [Mali Empire, rulingDynasty, Keita dynasty]
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Kuru dynasty
The Kuru dynasty is an ancient royal lineage of northern India, traditionally regarded as the central ruling house in the epic narrative of the Mahabharata.
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Khumalo dynasty
The Khumalo dynasty is the royal lineage of the Ndebele (Matabele) kingdom in southern Africa, from which rulers such as Lobengula Khumalo descended.
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C.
Zagwe dynasty
The Zagwe dynasty was a medieval Ethiopian royal house known for its Christian rule and monumental rock-hewn churches, most famously at Lalibela.
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Mutapa Kingdom
The Mutapa Kingdom was a powerful Shona state in south-central Africa, renowned for its control of regional gold trade and its political dominance following the decline of Great Zimbabwe.
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Solomonic dynasty
The Solomonic dynasty was the long-ruling imperial house of Ethiopia that claimed descent from the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, culminating in the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keita dynasty Target entity description: The Keita dynasty was the royal lineage that founded and led the medieval Mali Empire, producing rulers such as Sundiata Keita and Mansa Musa who oversaw its rise to wealth and power in West Africa.
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A.
Kuru dynasty
The Kuru dynasty is an ancient royal lineage of northern India, traditionally regarded as the central ruling house in the epic narrative of the Mahabharata.
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B.
Khumalo dynasty
The Khumalo dynasty is the royal lineage of the Ndebele (Matabele) kingdom in southern Africa, from which rulers such as Lobengula Khumalo descended.
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C.
Zagwe dynasty
The Zagwe dynasty was a medieval Ethiopian royal house known for its Christian rule and monumental rock-hewn churches, most famously at Lalibela.
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D.
Mutapa Kingdom
The Mutapa Kingdom was a powerful Shona state in south-central Africa, renowned for its control of regional gold trade and its political dominance following the decline of Great Zimbabwe.
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E.
Solomonic dynasty
The Solomonic dynasty was the long-ruling imperial house of Ethiopia that claimed descent from the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, culminating in the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
royal dynasty
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ruling house ⓘ |
| ancestralClaim |
descent from Bilal ibn Rabah
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descent from a figure named Lawalo ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| capitalControlled |
Kangaba
ⓘ
Niani ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Manden
ⓘ
Middle Niger region ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Niger River region
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| country | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
spread of Manding culture
ⓘ
support for Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| economicBase |
control of goldfields
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control of trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| endTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Mandinka ⓘ |
| foundingRuler | Sundiata Keita ⓘ |
| governmentalRole | imperial leadership of Mali Empire ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Arab chronicles of West Africa
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Epic of Sundiata ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Mali Empire
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patronage of trans-Saharan trade ⓘ promotion of Islam ⓘ ruling a major medieval West African empire ⓘ wealth from gold and salt trade ⓘ |
| language | Mandinka language ⓘ |
| legacy |
association with Mansa Musa's famous pilgrimage to Mecca
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symbol of Manding identity ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Mansa Khalifa
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Mansa Magha ⓘ Mansa Mahmud III ⓘ Mansa Musa ⓘ Mansa Musa II ⓘ Mansa Sakura ⓘ Mansa Wali ⓘ Sundiata Keita ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Kangaba chiefdom ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| stateFounded | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| successorDynasty |
Keita dynasty
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Faama rulers of Kangaba
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| titleOfRuler | Mansa ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keita dynasty Description of subject: The Keita dynasty was the royal lineage that founded and led the medieval Mali Empire, producing rulers such as Sundiata Keita and Mansa Musa who oversaw its rise to wealth and power in West Africa.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Faama rulers of Kangaba