Mali Empire

Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census.

empire in West Africa from c.1230 to 1670

Gao (or Gawgaw/Kawkaw) is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley.

ancient center of learning in Timbuktu, Mali

Ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire

Kaabu (1537–1867), also written Gabu, Ngabou, and '''N'Gabu''', was a federation of Mandinka kingdoms in the Senegambia region centered within modern northeastern Guinea-Bissau, large parts of today's Gambia, and extending into Koussanar, Koumpentoum, and the Casamance in Senegal.

royal title in the Mali Empire

Manuscripts preserved in Timbuktu, Mali

constitution of the Mali Empire

range of similar indigenous architectural styles in West Africa

village in Kankan Region, Guinea

collective term for the organized center of learning associated with three mosques in the city of Timbuktu: the masajids (mosques) of Sankore, Djinguereber, and Sidi Yahya

Takedda was a town and former kingdom located in present-day Niger. The archaeological site at Azelik wan Birni is believed to be the ruins of ancient Takedda.

Faama is a Mandinka word meaning "father," "leader," or "king". It was commonly used within the area of pre-imperial Mali. The title spread into areas conquered by Mali and was later used by the Bamana Empire and the Wassoulou Empire of Samori Toure and non-Mandinka groups in the Kenedougou Empire.

dynasty

The Gbara (; now spelled and pronounced as Bara or Gara in those Manding languages lacking ) or Great Assembly was the deliberative body of the Mali Empire, which ruled much of West Africa during the Middle Ages. It was first formed in 1235 on the orders of Sundiata in the Mandinka constitution known as the Kouroukan Fouga.

slave soldiers who served in the army of the Mali Empire

historical communities of Jews in West Africa