Sakura (Arabic: ساكورة, romanized: Sākūra; French: Sakoura; fl. 13th–14th century) was a mansa of the Mali Empire who reigned during the late 13th century...

Mansa Musa (reigned c. 1312 – c. 1337) was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa's reign is often...

Empire, with numbers indicating the order in which they ruled. The sixth mansa, Sakura, is not included as he was not related to the others. The upper, non-italicized...

was the eighth mansa of the Mali Empire. He succeeded his father, Mansa Qu, and was the predecessor of Mali's most famous ruler, Mansa Musa. The exact...

of "mari" meaning prince, making Mansa Sakura and Mansa Mahmud IV the only sitting mansas ever to lead an army. Mansa Sundjata is credited with organizing...

daughter who reigned as mansa between Khalifa and Sakura and the second is a brother of Sunjata who was the ancestor of Mansa Musa. The confusion arose...

independent kingdom, it was annexed into the Mali Empire by either Mansa Sakura or Mansa Musa. It later became the capital of the Songhai Empire. Mali (Mālī):...

sources attribute the conquest of Gao to Mansa Sakura or Mansa Musa, and the conquest of Timbuktu to Mansa Musa. They do not record Uli as having done...

supporting evidence. The earlier mansa Wali went on the hajj at some point between 1260 and 1277, and the later mansa Sakura died while traveling back to...

Qu (also transliterated Gao) was Mansa of the Mali Empire between 1300 and 1305. Qu was one of two sons of Kolonkan, a sister of the legendary founder...

during the reign of Mansa Sakura. Both of these accounts may be true, as Mali's control of Gao may have been weak, requiring powerful mansas to reassert their...

palisades. Some sofas fought as cavalry, at least after being freed, such as Mansa Sakura whom started out his military career as a jonow of the Keita clan. He...

reign of Mansa (king) Qu. Mansa Qu's successor was his son, Mansa Muhammad. In 1312 the most famous Malian king, Mansa Musa, came to power. Mansa Musa's...

nine faamas of Niani prior to the founding of the Mali Empire. Its first mansa would be Sundiata Keita. This is when Mari Jata is crowned and Keita becomes...

1255 — 1270 Expansion under Mansa Ouali I Civil war and rebellion 1285 — 1300 Re-conquest and expansion under Mansa Sakura 1300 — 1337 The empire at its...

an expansion of learning and literacy. In 1285, Sakura, a freed slave, usurped the throne. This mansa drove the Tuareg out of Timbuktu and established...

Ouati Keita (1270–1274) Khalifa Keita (1274–1275) Abu Bakr (1275–1285) Sakura (1285–1300) Gao (1300–1305) Mohammed ibn Gao (1305–1310) Abubakari II (1310–1312)...

this prehistoric non-ferrous metal industry. The reign of Mansa Sakoura (also spelt Sakura) appears to have been beneficial despite the political shake-up...

2016: Egyptian Merchandise 2017: Dirty Planet 2018: The Golden Buddha 2018: Mansa Musa 2019: Initials on my Jewelry 2020: Bodhidharma 2021: Block Shaman 2021:...

an expansion of learning and literacy. In 1285, Sakura, a freed slave, usurped the throne. This mansa drove the Tuareg out of Timbuktu and established...

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