Key facts
- Reign
- c. 1235 – c. 1255
- Coronation
- Crowned Mansa after The Battle of Kirina : c. 1235
- Predecessor
- Naré Maghann Konaté and Dankaran Touman both as Faamas ( Kings in Mandinka language – pre- Imperial Mali . As a Mansa (King of Kings), preceded by none).
- Heir apparent
- Mansa Uli I
- Born
- c. 1217 , Dakadjalan, part of present-day Mali
- Died
- c. 1255 (aged c. 37–38)
- Issue
- Mansa Wali Keita , Mansa Ouati Keita , Mansa Khalifa Keita , Mansa Sundiata Keita also had daughters not just sons.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mali
- Place of birth
- Niani village
- Place of death
- Sankarani River
- Child
- Uli I of Mali
- Father
- Naré Maghann Konaté
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- Mansa
- Languages spoken
- Mande
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Keita dynasty
- Noble title
- king
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- date of birth
- 1215-00-00
- date of death
- 1255-00-00
- cause of death
- drowning
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseThe Royal House of Keita FatherNaré Maghann Konaté MotherSukulung Conté ReligionTraditional African religion (former) Muslim (until death)
Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke: [sʊndʒæta keɪta]; c. 1217 – c. 1255, N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He was also the great-uncle of the Malian ruler Mansa Musa, who is regarded as the wealthiest person of all time, although there are no reliable ways to accurately calculate his wealth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sunjata Keïta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.