Susu kingdom
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The Susu kingdom was a medieval West African state that emerged after the decline of the Ghana Empire and played a key role in the region’s early Islamic and trading networks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susu Kingdom | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval West African state
ⓘ
precolonial African polity ⓘ |
| capital | Susu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mande world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
gold trade ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ salt trade ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
regional warfare
ⓘ
state-building in post-Ghana period ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Susu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Ghana Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom | Islamic North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceOn | neighboring Mande-speaking groups ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Susu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Susu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalInfluenceFrom | Islamic law (sharia) ⓘ |
| hasPeople |
Muslim merchant communities
ⓘ
ruling elite ⓘ rural farming communities ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialGroup |
religious scholars (ulama)
ⓘ
traders ⓘ warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | hierarchical society ⓘ |
| hasTradeRoute | routes linking forest and savanna zones to the Sahara ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | bridge between Ghana Empire and later Sahelian empires ⓘ |
| influenced | Mali Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Islamic commercial networks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in trans-Saharan commerce
ⓘ
role in early Islamic networks in West Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Niger region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early trans-Saharan trade network ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ghana Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousRole | early center of Islam in West Africa ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalTiesWith | Mande polities ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
North African merchants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahelian states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEconomy | mixed agrarian and commercial economy ⓘ |
| usedCurrencyForm |
cowrie shells
ⓘ
gold dust ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Arabic script (for religious and commercial purposes) ⓘ |
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