Mali Empire
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The Mali Empire was a powerful medieval West African state renowned for its wealth, trans-Saharan trade networks, and centers of Islamic learning such as Timbuktu.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African empire
ⓘ
historical empire ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| capital | Niani ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currency | gold ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
gold trade ⓘ salt trade ⓘ |
| educationalCenter |
Sankore University
ⓘ
Timbuktu ⓘ |
| educationalInstitution | madrasas ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1600 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bambara
ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ Mandinka ⓘ Mande languages ⓘ
surface form:
Soninke
|
| export |
gold
ⓘ
salt ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| founder | Sundiata Keita ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| import |
books
ⓘ
horses ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
centers of learning such as Timbuktu ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| language | Mandinka ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mande languages ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Islamic law ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Djenne
ⓘ
Gao ⓘ Niani ⓘ Timbuktu ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca (1324–1325) ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Mansa Magha
ⓘ
Mansa Musa ⓘ Mansa Sakura ⓘ Mansa Souleyman ⓘ Sundiata Keita ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | reign of Mansa Musa ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ghana Empire ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | mosques ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Keita dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1230 ⓘ |
| successor | Songhai Empire ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
parts of present-day Burkina Faso
ⓘ
parts of present-day Guinea ⓘ parts of present-day Mali ⓘ parts of present-day Mauritania ⓘ parts of present-day Niger ⓘ parts of present-day Senegal ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Mansa ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.