Bambara Empire

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West African empire historical polity pre-colonial African state

The Bambara Empire was a powerful 17th–19th century West African state centered in present-day Mali, known for its military expansion, vibrant trade, and rich Bambara cultural traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bamana Empire 1
Bambara Empire canonical 1

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African empire ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
pre-colonial African state ⓘ
agriculturalProduct cotton ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
alternateName Bamana Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bamana Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
artForm sculpture ⓘ
wooden masks ⓘ
capital Ségou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ségou-Koro NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict conflicts with the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
wars with the Fulani states ⓘ
wars with the Kaarta kingdom ⓘ
conqueredBy French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
coreTerritory present-day Mali ⓘ
culturalPractice age-grade associations ⓘ
initiation societies ⓘ
masking traditions ⓘ
currency cowrie shells ⓘ
dateOfConquest late 19th century ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
endTime 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bambara people NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit 18th century ⓘ
followedBy French Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundationPlace Ségou NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy Bitòn Coulibaly NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hasCapitalOnRiver Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Bambara cultural traditions ⓘ
military expansion ⓘ
resistance to French colonial expansion ⓘ
resistance to Islamic jihads ⓘ
vibrant trade ⓘ
language Bambara language ⓘ
legalSystem customary Bambara law ⓘ
locatedIn West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryFeature cavalry ⓘ
professional army ⓘ
use of firearms ⓘ
namedAfter Bambara people NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler Bitòn Coulibaly NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monzon Diarra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ngolo Diarra NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Niger River valley polities NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakUnderRuler Monzon Diarra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ngolo Diarra NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Upper Niger region NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
traditional Bambara religion ⓘ
socialGroup artisans ⓘ
griots ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
warrior class ⓘ
socialStructure hierarchical caste system ⓘ
startTime 17th century ⓘ
tradeGood gold ⓘ
kola nuts ⓘ
salt ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
tradeRoute trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Ségou → formerCapitalOf → Bambara Empire ⓘ
Bambara people → historicalState → Bambara Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bamana Empire