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Who founded the Mali Empire, according to West African tradition, after the Battle of Kirina around 1235?
The Epic of Sundiata, transmitted orally by griots, tells how the exiled prince defeated the Sosso king Soumaoro at Kirina and bound the Mande chiefdoms into an empire. Mansa Musa was his 14th-century successor.
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The Mali Empire The Mali Empire was the dominant power of medieval West Africa from the mid-13th to the 15th century, controlling the gold and salt trade across the western Sahel. Founded by Sundiata Keita after the Battle of Kirina (c. 1235), it reached its peak under Mansa Musa, whose 1324 pilgrimage displayed its wealth to the world.
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