Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa

male, deceased (1337)
Mansa Musa was a 14th century king (or Mansa) who ruled the Mali Empire between 1312 and 1337. He is remembered for his fabled hajj and as a...
Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita

male, deceased (1255)
Sundiata Keita or Sundjata Keyita or Mari Djata I was the founder of the Mali Empire and celebrated as a hero of the Mandé people of West Africa i...
Salif Keita

Salif Keita

male, 60 years old
Salif Keita is an internationally recognized afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali. He is unique not only because of his reputation as the "Golden...
Sonni Ali

Sonni Ali

male, deceased (1492)
Sonni Ali, also known as Sonni Ali Ber or Sunni Ali Ber or "Sunni Ali", who reigned from about 1464 to 1492, was the first great king of the...
Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

male, deceased (1285)
Abu Bakr, also known as Abubakari I or Manding Bory, was the fifth mansa (king) of the Mali Empire, reigning from 1275 to 1285. He was born Manding...

Abubakari II

male, deceased (1312)
Abubakari II was a mansa of the Mali Empire, the successor of his brother Mohammed ibn Gao and predecessor of Kankan Musa I. Abubakari II appears...
Musa II

Musa II

male, deceased (1387)
Musa II was mansa of the Mali Empire from 1374 to1387. Musa II took the throne following the death of his father, Mansa Mari Diata II. Tunisian...

Sandaki

male, deceased (1390)
Sandaki was mansa of the Mali Empire from 1389 to 1390. He usurped the throne from Magha II, but was succeeded by Mahmud the following year.

Gao

male, deceased (1305)
Gao was Mansa of the Mali Empire from 1300 to 1305. Son of legendary founder Sundiata Keita, Gao assumed the throne following the murder of the...

Mohammed Ibn Gao

male, deceased (1310)
Mohammed ibn Gao was mansa (ruler) of the Mali Empire from 1305 to 1312. Great-grandson of legendary empire founder Sundiata Keita, Mohammed ibn Qu...