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This is when Mari Djata was born. He was also called Sundiata Keita. He died in 1255.
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Empire was founded by Sundieta Keita, He was crowned emperor after the Battle of Kirina. His reign lasted for 20 years until he died in c 1255.
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Musa ruled Mali until 1337. He was the tenth musa. Under Musa's rule, the empire was broken up into provinces that were governed.
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Mansa Musa brough tthousands of followers and hundreds of camels carrying gold to Mecca. The hajj ended in 1325. From the hajj, Mansa Musa brought back with him an Arabic library, religious scholars, and most importantly an architect, al-Sahili, who built the great mosques at Gao and Timbuktu and a royal palace.
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It was a confederation of 3 states: Mali, Memo, Wagadou and twelve garrisoned provinces. At its height,the Mali Empire covered nearly all the land between the Sahara Desert and coastal forests.
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After Mansa Sulayman died, the empire was split in half. This is because of a civil war. The empire still remained strong though.
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He was Mansa of Mali. Mari Djata II was the son of Mansa Maghan. His reign ended in 1374. He was succeeded by his sons, Musa II and Magha II.
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The greatest challenge came from a rebellion in Gao that led to rise of Songhai. The once vassal state to Mali conquered Mema. Three years later they took Timbuktu and Taureg.
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Songhai forces under Askia Muhammad took control of virtually all of Mali's eastern possession. This included the sites for commercial exchange as well as the gold and copper mines at the southern and northern borders. The desperate effort by Mansa Mahmud III to craft an alliance with the Portuguese failed to stop Songhai’s advances.
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Songhai army routed the Malian's and their empire from their capital, Niani. The Berbers in the north took much of Mali’s territory, including the city of Timbuktu, and gradually Mali lost its hold on trade until the empire crumbled. The Songhais reduced the Mali power greatly.
