Mali Empire

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West African empire historical empire medieval state

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mali Empire canonical 42
History of Mali 1
Sahelian civilizations 1

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Africa → hadHistoricEmpire → Mali Empire ⓘ
Sahel → historicalEmpire → Mali Empire ⓘ
Niger River → associatedEmpire → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mali → historicalPredecessor → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mande languages → historicallyAssociatedWith → Mali Empire ⓘ
Ghana Empire → successor → Mali Empire ⓘ
Songhai Empire → predecessor → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mandinka people → historicalAssociation → Mali Empire ⓘ
Ibn Battuta → traveledTo → Mali Empire ⓘ
Timbuktu → historicalEmpire → Mali Empire ⓘ
Gao → formerCountry → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mandika → historicalRoleIn → Mali Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Mandinka
1992 National Pact (Mali) → category → Mali Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: History of Mali
Ngazargamu → culturalSphere → Mali Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sahelian civilizations
Upper Guinea → historicalAssociation → Mali Empire ⓘ
Trans-Saharan trade routes → enabledRiseOf → Mali Empire ⓘ
West Africans → hasHistoricalEmpire → Mali Empire ⓘ
West African Islam → associatedWithEmpire → Mali Empire ⓘ
Hausa city-states → influencedBy → Mali Empire ⓘ
Niger River valley → associatedWith → Mali Empire ⓘ
Wagadou → influenced → Mali Empire ⓘ
Wagadou → succeededBy → Mali Empire ⓘ
Sosso state → conqueredBy → Mali Empire ⓘ
Sosso state → successor → Mali Empire ⓘ
Sosso state → conflictWith → Mali Empire ⓘ
Takrur → neighboringState → Mali Empire ⓘ
Niani → partOf → Mali Empire ⓘ
Keita dynasty → country → Mali Empire ⓘ
Keita dynasty → stateFounded → Mali Empire ⓘ
Keita dynasty → associatedEmpire → Mali Empire ⓘ
Sundiata Keita → founded → Mali Empire ⓘ
Sundiata Keita → realm → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca (1324–1325) → hasLocation → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa Souleyman → country → Mali Empire ⓘ
Tekrur → neighboringState → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa → usedIn → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa → associatedWithState → Mali Empire ⓘ
Jenne → flourishedDuring → Mali Empire ⓘ
Djenne → historicalAffiliation → Mali Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Djenné
Mansa Musa → countryRuled → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa Musa → placeOfDeath → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa Sakura → countryRuled → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa Sakura → hasRealm → Mali Empire ⓘ
Mansa Magha → country → Mali Empire ⓘ