Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation ... Islam spread across West Africa as a result of his religious devotion. In the early days of the empire, Sundiata Keita took control of everything. It is ...

Sundiata Keita rose to power by defeating the king ... In the east, Gao began its ascendancy while remaining part of the Mali Empire. In the early 1400's, Tuareg launched a number of successful ...

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well ...

The Mali Empire was founded in 1226 CE by Sundiata Keita. Sundiata was the second son of the King of the Mandinka people. It was prophesized that Sundiata would become a great ruler. Upon the ...

Dr. Cherif Keita Dr. Cherif Keita, a scholar of the Sundiata epic, teaches Francophone literature of Africa and the Caribbean, as well as advanced language courses at Carleton College. A native of ...

But 14th century African emperor Musa Keita is widely considered richest ... We do know for a fact that Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire in the 14th century and his land was laden with lucrative ...