That there was so much fighting over who was the new emperor.
Internal conflict
That there was so much fighting over who was the new emperor.
That there was so much fighting over who was the new emperor.
Internal conflict
Berber nomads seized much of Mali's territory. The captured Timbuktu in 1431.
Hunting and habitat loss may have led to a a decline in the number of black bears, but they are not endangered or threatened.
One factor was that they had a very weak military.
After Mansa Musa died, his son Maghan took the throne. Maghan was a weak ruler. Raiders from the southeast poured into Mali. Mali never fully recovered from the attack. The Malian Empire continued to weaken and decline after.This soon lead to the uprise of the new empire Songhai,which would be the new and powerful empire after Mali had fallen.
inflation and a growing population made it harder to maintain colonies.
The lack of money led to their decline.
common problems of over spending on foreign conquests, corruption at court, and growing internal instability.
Invasion by an ambitious Alexander the Great who took over the Empire and turned it into an empire of his own.