Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke: [sʊndʒæta keɪta]; c. 1217–c. 1255, N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon...
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Sundiata may refer to: Sundiata Keita (c. 1217–1255), the king of the Mandinka people and founder of the Mali Empire, subject of the epic poem known as...
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Mali Empire (section Sundjata Keita)
was founded by Sundiata Keita (c. 1214 – c. 1255) and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa (Musa Keita). At its peak, Mali...
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Kéïta, la fille du chanteur Salif Kéïta, s'adjuge le bronze sur le 100 m 2012 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nantenin Keïta. Nantenin Keïta at...
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an epic poem of the Malinke people that tells the story of the hero Sundiata Keita (died 1255), the founder of the Mali Empire. The epic is an instance...
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Pre-imperial Mali (section Sundiata Keita)
Mandinka kingdoms of Mali or Manden existed several centuries before Sundiata’s unification as small states to the south of the Soninké empire of Wagadou...
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of the Mali Empire. Its first mansa would be Sundiata Keita. This is when Mari Jata is crowned and Keita becomes a clan name. A couple of generations...
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Naré Maghann Konaté (category Keita family)
father of Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire, and a character in the oral tradition of the Epic of Sundiata. In the Epic of Sundiata, Naré Maghann...
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Fofana Aoua Kéita, Malian politician and activist Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali, September 2013 - August 2020 Habib Keïta Modibo Keïta, President...
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Salif Keïta (IPA: [salif keita]) (born 25 August 1949) is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". He is a member of the...
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reign of Soumaoro Kante, who was defeated by the rising Mali Empire of Sundiata Keita. Sosso was north of the Manding region, heartland of the Mande peoples...
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was one of two sons of Kolonkan, a sister of the legendary founder Sundiata Keita.[citation needed] Qu assumed the throne following the murder of the...
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Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita's forces roundly defeated those of Sumanguru Kanté, guaranteeing the pre-eminence of Keita's new Mali Empire...
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Sogolon Condé (category Keita family)
second wife of Faama (King) Naré Maghann Konaté, and mother of Mansa Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire in the 13th century. According to Bamba...
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Minister Sundiata Keita (c. 1217 – c. 1255), founder of the Mali Empire Keita dynasty, ruling dynasty of the Mali Empire Balla Moussa Keïta (1934–2001)...
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and Italian-German descent. He is named in honor of the Mandinka king Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire; the name means "hungry lion." He was told...
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group. Keïta was born in the small village of Balandougou, Guinea, in the northeastern prefecture of Siguiri, near the border of Mali. Keïta was a direct...
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includes the Epic of Sundiata, an epic poem of the Manding peoples (a branch of Mande family) recounting the rise of Sundiata Keita, the founder of the...
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Gold is also found along the Sankarani River. This is the place where Sundiata Keita fought Soumaoro Kanté,[citation needed] and located here is a former...
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founded by Sundiata Keita, whose exploits remain celebrated in Mali today. In the Epic of Sundiata, Naré Maghann Konaté offered his son Sundiata Keita a griot...
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13th-century Epic of Sundiata, interspersed with scenes of a griot telling the story to a young child. Keïta follows Mabo Keïta (Dicko), A 13-year-old...
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prince Sundiata Keita built a coalition of smaller kingdoms to oppose him at the Battle of Kirina (c. 1235.), defeating the Sosso and leaving Sundiata's new...
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the time of Sundiata Keïta (13th century). Manding is the province from which the Mali Empire started, under the leadership of Sundiata Keïta Hunters from...
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Dankaran Touman (category Keita family)
Konaté (father of Sundiata Keita, founder and first Emperor of the Mali Empire in the 13th century) in the Malian epic of Sundiata. He was also the King...
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Sundiata Keita in approximately 1230 after defeating the Sosso at the battle of Krina. Its capital was at Niani, in modern Guinea. After Sundiata's death...
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2020. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé were arrested, and shortly after midnight Keïta announced his resignation, saying...
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the Epic of Sundjata, Balla Fasséké is Sundiata Keita's griot. King Naré Maghann Konaté offered his son Sundiata a griot, Balla Fasséké, to advise him...
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sneaking into Sumanguru's palace and playing the sacred instrument. Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire overthrew Sumanguru, seized the balafon...
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Uli I of Mali (redirect from Wali Keita)
Preceded by Sundiata Keita Mansa of the Mali Empire 1255–1270 Succeeded by Ouati Keita...
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name to prove his legitimacy to the throne as a supposed relative of Sundiata Keita. Intrigues around the throne brought Kissi Kaba in direct conflict with...
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