Mali Empire

By Sophie2020
  • 955

    Mali Destroyed

    Sufi saint Sidi Mahmoudou died. In 2013 his tomb in Timbuktu, Mali, was destroyed by Islamist extremists.
  • 1100

    Timbuktu founded

    Timbuktu was founded about this time as a seasonal Tuareg nomad camp.
  • 1200

    Timbuktu Population

    Timbuktu reached a population of 100,000
  • 1235

    Defeated Sumanguru

    The king of Mali, Sundiata, defeated Sumanguru at the battle of Kirina.
  • 1237

    Mali empire was Established

    The Empire of Mali was established around 1230 CE. It began to lose power in the 1400s and fully collapsed in 1600 CE
  • 1260

    Timbuktu

    Timbuktu bacame the central city
  • 1307

    Mansa Musa

    Mansa Musa Succseded the throne
  • 1337

    Mansa Musa died

    Mansa Musa reigned for 25 years and died in 1337
  • 1400

    Mali empire

    Mali empire began to decline
  • 1400

    Under Attack

    Mali was under attack from all four sides and gradually weakened in power.
  • 1434

    Timbuktu seized

    Nomadic Tuaregs seized Timbuktu, Mali, from invaders.
  • 1464

    First King

    Sonni Ali became the first king of the Songhai Empire, located in west Africa (later Mali)

  • Capture Timbuktu

    The Sultan of Morocco launched his successful attack to capture Timbuktu.

  • Moroccan invaders

    Moroccan invaders sacked Timbuktu