Sundiata Keita
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Sundiata Keita was a 13th-century West African ruler who established and unified the Mali Empire, laying the foundations for one of Africa’s greatest medieval states.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sundiata Keita canonical | 8 |
| Mansa Sundiata Keita | 1 |
| Soundiata Keita | 1 |
| Sunjata Keita | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malian ruler
ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mari Djata
ⓘ
Sundiata Keita ⓘ
surface form:
Soundiata Keita
Sunjata ⓘ Sundiata Keita ⓘ
surface form:
Sunjata Keita
|
| associatedWith |
Griot oral tradition
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade expansion ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Kirina ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Niani ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mali ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of unity among Mandinka people ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Keita dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mandinka ⓘ |
| founded | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| genreOfSources |
epic poetry
ⓘ
oral history ⓘ |
| governmentForm | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Sahel ⓘ |
| influenced |
oral epic traditions in the Mandé world
ⓘ
political organization of medieval West Africa ⓘ |
| languageCommunity |
Mande peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Mandé peoples
|
| legacy |
considered a founding hero of Mali
ⓘ
laid foundations for one of Africa’s largest medieval empires ⓘ |
| name | Sundiata Keita self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeating the Sosso king Soumaoro Kanté
ⓘ
founding the Mali Empire ⓘ unifying Mandinka kingdoms ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| opponent | Soumaoro Kanté ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of West Africa
ⓘ
history of the Mali Empire ⓘ |
| realm | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | Lion King of Mali ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation | Epic of Sundiata ⓘ |
| successor | Mansa Uli ⓘ |
| title | Mansa of Mali ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mandinka
this entity surface form:
Soundiata Keita
this entity surface form:
Sunjata Keita
this entity surface form:
Mansa Sundiata Keita