Empire of mALI
The Empire of Mali Introduction In its peak, the people of Mali occupied land as far west as the Atlantic Ocean. They also traveled as far east as Gao, the capital of the Songhai, as far south as the Niger bend, and as far north as the Sahara desert. They built a great empire between 1240 and 1337 that underwent a course of slow decline until the seventeenth century. History The empire of Mali originated from a small country known as Kangaba. Its people where known as the Mandingo (they have also been called the Malinke and the Mandinka). After the breakup of Ghana, the Sosso, who had caused the breakup, were still in power. Apparently Sundiata, an heir to the Mandingo throne raised an army and defeated the Sosso in the battle of Kirina. Afterward, Sundiata established the empire of Mali. He converted to Islam for support of the Muslim peoples. When Mansa Mus
" The basic peasant farmer believed in a "spirit of the land" to whom he prayed so that he would get good crops. The military branch of government was constant. Women were allowed freedom and even the Mansa still believed in the "spirit of the land. People who lived in cities were probably scholars, merchants, or government officials. a came into power, in the early 1300s, the empire reached its height. The Dyula consisted of a group of Islamic people who followed the "Dyula-mansa," the company chief. It is said that he gave away so much gold that it dropped in value in Cairo for 12 years. The merchants, traders, and government officials, including the Mansa, were Islam, though, apparently, they did not adhere to it very well. It had wealth, power, learning centers, and an organized government. Religion The religion in Mali was divided between two groups. Culture (Roles of men and women) Not much is said about the culture. The people who traveled these routes were the Dyula. The base of government was located in the capital, known as Niani. This shows the enormous wealth of the country. Afterward the empire slowly declined, until, in the 1600s it was no more than it had been originally when it originated: the small kingdom of Kangaba.
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