Sundiata Keita Royalty

Sundiata Keita (IPA (Mandinka, Malinke, Bambara): [sʊndʒæta keɪta]) (c. 1217 – c. 1255) was a puissant prince and founder of the Mali Empire, the renowned hero celebrated by the Mandinka people in the semi-historical Epic of Sundiata, which is primarily known through oral tradition, transmitted by generations of Mandinka griots (djeli or jeliw).The famous Malian ruler Mansa Musa who made a pilgrimage to Mecca was his grandnephew.

Personal facts

Sundiata Keita
Alias (AKA)Keita Sunjata
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1190
Birth place
Guinea , Mali , Mali Empire , Niani Guinea
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1255
Parents
Naré Maghann Konaté
Sogolon Cond%C3%A9
TitleEmperor of Imperial Mali

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Royalty

From1235
To1255
predecessor
Naré Maghann Konaté
Mandinka language
Dankaran Touman
successor
Uli I of Mali

Sundiata Keita on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UJEyHSUy8GMC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/notes/sundiata.htm
  3. http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED386732&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED386732
  4. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1046920/f320
  5. http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/syllabi/IH/sundiata.shtm
  6. http://mali.pwnet.org/history/history_mali_empire.htm
  7. http://www.africanlegends.info
  8. http://www.colorq.org/Articles/ca.aspx?d=lore&x=SE_LOTR
  9. http://www.orient.uw.edu.pl/web-kjika/images/stories/Testimonies/20_walinski.pdf
  10. http://www.webmande.net