Empire of Mali
This article is about the specific polity Empire of Mali and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Was an empire in West Africa that emerged from the dissolving Ghana Empire in the XIII century. It disappeared in the XVII century.
Establishment
January 1201: Towards the end of the 12th century, Gao lost its independence and became part of the expansionist Mali Empire.
January 1201: In 1200, the kingdoms of Diarra, Sosso, and Mali gained independence from the Ghana Empire. Sundiata Keita, a legendary warrior and founder of the Mali Empire, played a crucial role in this period of political upheaval.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1236: After the Battle of Kirina in 1235, the kingdom of Sosso is then integrated into the empire of Mali.
January 1236: Sundjata Keïta then conquers all the kingdoms of the region which he unifies to form the Empire of Mali.
January 1236: The Battle of Kirina (c. 1235), was a confrontation between the Sosso king Sumanguru Kanté and the Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita's forces roundly defeated those of Sumanguru Kanté, guaranteeing the pre-eminence of Keita's new Mali Empire over Africa.
January 1241: Koumbi Saleh conquered by the Mali Empire.
January 1286: Takrur Kingdom conquered by Mali Empire.
January 1301: Wuli (spelling variants: Wulli or Woolli and also Ouli, Uli) was a small West African empire. Wuli emerged as a small state during the expansion of the Mali Empire in the 13th century.
January 1361: The new state of Djolof, named for the central province where the king resided, was a vassal of the Mali Empire for much of its early history. Djolof remained within that empire's sphere of influence until the latter half of the 14th century. During a succession dispute in 1360 between two rival lineages within the Mali Empire's royal bloodline, the Jolof became permanently independent.
January 1401: Masina state founded.
January 1431: In 1430, the Songhai Empire gained independence from the Mali Empire.
January 1434: Tuareg rule in Timbuktu.
January 1474: After a persistent seven-year siege, Songhai forces were able to forcefully incorporate Djenné into the empire in 1473, but only after having starved its citizens into surrender.
January 1487: In 1487 the Portuguese built an entrepôt in Ouadane in an attempt to gain access to the trans-Saharan gold, salt and slave trade.
January 1488: The entrepôt in Ouadane in 1487 was likely a trading post established by the Empire of Mali. Fernandes, a Portuguese explorer, did not mention it in his detailed descriptions, indicating its short-lived nature.
January 1491: The Empire of Great Fulo began as a violent migration of Fula nomads from Futa Djallon into the Gambia led by Tenguella, their first king or mansa, in 1490. His attack was directed against the remaining Atlantic provinces of the Mali Empire.
January 1530: Losses of the Mali Empire by 1530 (based on Maps).
January 1530: Expansion of the Songhai Empire by 1530 (based on Maps).
January 1531: Territorial extension of Mali shifted southward, with Mali pushing the Ashanti coast and in the mid-sixteenth century annexing Begho, the main city south of the savannah in what is now the Brong Ahafo region.
January 1538: Kaabu, a powerful West African empire, became independent in 1537 under the leadership of King Kikikor.
January 1601: In 1600, the Dwaben state (also known as Juaben) was founded in present-day Ghana. This state was established by the Ashanti people, who were led by their ruler, Osei Tutu. The Dwaben state played a significant role in the Ashanti Empire's expansion and dominance in the region.
January 1651: Kaarta was a historical kingdom in western Mali, founded in the 17th century by the Bambaras.
January 1651: Kénédougou was first established in the 1650s by the Senoufo people.
January 1651: Establishment of Sefwi in Ghana.
Disestablishment
January 1671: In 1670 Bamana sacked and burned Niani, and the Mali Empire rapidly disintegrated and ceased to exist, being replaced by independent chiefdoms.
