Africa The Republic of Mali is locate in the Continent of Africa.To be more specific Mali located in Western Africa.Its boarding countries are Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Gu…inea, and Burkina Faso (MORE)
Sundiata Keita , Sundjata Keyita , Mari Djata I or just Sundiata (pronounced: soon-jah-tuh) (c. 1217 - c. 1255) was the founder of the Mali Empire and celebrated as a her…o of the Malinke people of West Africa in the semi-historical Epic of Sundiata . Sundiata is also known by the name Sogolon Djata . The name Sogolon is taken from his mother, daughter of the buffalo woman (so called because of her ugliness and hunchback), and Jata , meaning "lion." A common Mande naming practice combines the mother's name with the personal name to give Sonjata or Sunjata. The last name Keita is a clan name more than a surname. The story of Sundiata is primarily known through oral tradition, transmitted by generations of traditional Mandinka griots. Sundiata was the son of Nare and Sogolon Conde. Growing up, the Mandinkas were conquered by king Soumaoro Kante of the Ghana Empire. He devoted his life to building an army to overthrow the king and liberating his homeland. When he was older and had a strong army, Sundiata did overthrow the king and became king of the Mali Empire. He understood that if he were to have a kingdom, he would need it to be prosperous as to keep strong. He had crops such as beans and rice, grown and soon introduced cotton. With the crops selling, the Mali Empire became very wealthy. Sundiata supported religion and soon took the title Mansa . After he died, many rulers also took the title mansa , to show their role and authority in society. (MORE)
An empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the 13th to 15th century. It was famous for its role in the trans-Saharan gold trade.
mali in the past was important because: -it was the mane trade route over the nile -had rich supply of gold and salt -had lots of slaves to sell to mostly italy since it was …very popular to have a lave in italy at that time (MORE)
10 interesting facts: 1. The following items can be taken into Mali without any customs duty: 1000 cigarettes or 250 cigars or 2 kg of tobacco; 2 bottles of alcoholic beverage…s; a reasonable amount of perfume for personal use. 2. Departure tax at Bamako airport is US$5 for internal flights and US$18 for international flights. 3. In the history of Mali there have been three great empires: the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire and the Songhay Empire. 4. Salt was such a valuable commodity that people would trade a pound of gold for a pound of salt. Mali is famous for its salt mines. 5. Mali's food supply is insufficient to feed all the people of the country especially in times of drought. 6. Swarms of locusts in 2004 severely cut Mali's cereal harvest. 7. In October 2008 Niger's government was found guilty of failing to protect Hadijatou Mani from slavery. The ruling is said to have implications for other African countries where slavery persists. 8. The ancient mosque in Timbuktu has a door which has never been opened. It is said that opening the door will signal the end of world. 9.The life expectancy is only 45 years old. 10.Mali gained independence in 1959 with Senegal, as the Mali Federation in 1959. A year later, the Mali Federation became the independent nation of Mali in 1960. The west African empire of Mali was created by the leader Sundiata. In 1235 the area of this empire covered most of west Africa south of the Sahaha Desert to the North. The religion of Islam was the main one of the wealthiest members of this new kingdom. Upon the death of Sundiata, his heir, Mansa Musa, soldified Isalm as the main one in his empire by making a pilgrimage to Mecca. The empire in this area south of the Sahara Desert was valuable for gold and precious minerals. The city of Djenne became a center for Islamic studies and was a trading city for slaves & gold. By 1591 however, this empire was ended by the invasion of Moroccans who crossed the Sahara from the North. (MORE)