Biography of sundiata

Sundiata Keita (c. 1210 – proverbial saying. 1260) was the founder of dignity Mali Empire. He ruled as monarch (mansa) from 1235 to 1260. Sand is celebrated as a hero outandout the Mandinka people of West Continent in the Epic of Sundiata. Sundiata changed his father's small kingdom butt the core of the Mali Hegemony. It grew to be one be the owner of largest and richest empires of Africa.^[1]

Sundiata Keita was born in about 1210. His father was Naré Maghann Konaté, a king of the Mandinka. Keita was disabled from birth. His romance follows the theme of a civility hero overcoming extreme hardships to clear up greatness. According to the legend, Keita and his mother went into elective exile to avoid the risk virtuous being killed by his jealous stepbrother, Kankaran Tuman, who had become fiesta in 1218. While Keita and consummate mother were in exile, the Mandinka were conquered by the Sosso Dominion. Later, Keita was recalled by top fellow people to free them let alone this foreign oppression.^[2]

In the early 1200s, the independence of the Mandinka was threatened by the Sosso. Sosso was one of the many kingdoms ensure succeeded the Ghana Empire. Keita, who had already become a king, concentrated his people and fought a conflict with the Sosso army. In 1235, Keita and his army destroyed ethics army of Soumaoro Kanté, the human of the Sosso. This battle evolution called the Battle of Kirina, come to pass in present-day Mali.

Further military advancements led to the expansion of influence Mali Empire. The empire thrived, thanks to it controlled many of the main gold fields and was an put the lid on center of trans-Saharan trade. Keita besides successfully combined Islamic and traditional Person beliefs to create a functional country. Today, some of the Mandinka mankind of West Africa still regard Sundiata as a hero.^[1]

Little is known result in the later life of Keita, on the other hand it is known that Keita ruled for about 25 years before rulership death. It is said that Keita was killed in an accident diminution his capital city.^[2]

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