Sundiata Keita

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Malian ruler founder of state historical figure monarch

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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sundiata Keita canonical 8
Mansa Sundiata Keita 1
Soundiata 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.

Mali Empire → founder → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
Mali Empire → notableRuler → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
Mandika → associatedWith → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
subject surface form: Mandinka
Sosso state → defeatedBy → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
Niani → associatedWithRuler → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
Keita dynasty → foundingRuler → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
Keita dynasty → notableMember → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
Sundiata Keita → name → Sundiata Keita self-link ⓘ
Sundiata Keita → alsoKnownAs → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soundiata Keita
Sundiata Keita → alsoKnownAs → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunjata Keita
Mansa → notableBearer → Sundiata Keita ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mansa Sundiata Keita