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An interior country with the upper reaches of the Volta River as a focus, there have been a number of empires to flourish here. Within this land is the fabled city of Timbuktu.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
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Kaya Maja | fl. c. 350 | - | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
42 Kings, names unknown | c. 350 | c. 750 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Majan Dyabe Sisse | fl. c. 750 | - | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Unknown number of kings, names unknown | c. 750 | c. 1040 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Bassi | c. 1040 | 1062 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Tunka Menin | 1062 | 1068 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Unknown | 1068 | 1076 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Kambine Diaresso | 1076 | c. 1090 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Suleiman | c. 1090 | c. 1100 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Bannu Bubu | c. 1100 | c. 1120 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Majan Wagadu | c. 1120 | c. 1130 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Gane | c. 1130 | c. 1140 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Musa | c. 1140 | c. 1160 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Birama | c. 1160 | c. 1180 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Diara Kante | c. 1180 | c. 1200 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Sumanguru | c. 1200 | 1234 | Old Ghana/Wagadu | Mali | |
Unknown | 1234 | 1237 | Old Ghana/Wagadu; Possibly Mari Djata I? | Mali | |
To Mali | 1237 | - | Kangaba | Mali | |
Taraore | c. 1050 | c. 1090 | Mandingo | Mali | |
Baraonendana | c. 1090 | c. 1150 | Mandingo | Mali | |
Hamama | c. 1150 | c. 1190 | Mandingo | Mali | |
Di Jigi Bilali | c. 1190 | c. 1200 | Mandingo | Mali | |
Keita Nari fa Majan | c. 1200 | c. 1218 | Mandingo | Mali | |
Danagaram Tumo | c. 1218 | 1228 | Mandingo | Mali | |
Soninke | 1228 | 1230 | Mandingo | Mali | |
Mari Djata I (Sundiata Keita I) | 1230 | 1255 | First Emperor of Mali | Mali | |
Uli Keita I ibn Djata | 1255 | 1270 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Wati Keita | 1270 | 1274 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Khalifa Keita | 1274 | 1274 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Abu Bakr Keita I | 1274 | 1285 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Sakura | 1285 | 1300 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Qu (Gao Keita) | 1300 | 1305 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Mohammed ibn Gao Keita | 1305 | 1312 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Musa I Keita | 1312 | 1337 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Magha I Keita | 1337 | 1341 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Suleiman (Souleyman Keita) | 1341 | 1360 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Qasa (Camba Keita) | 1360 | 1360 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Mari Djata II Keita | 1360 | 1374 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Musa II Keita | 1374 | 1387 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Magha II Keita | 1387 | 1388 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Sandaki | 1388 | 1390 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Mahmud Keita I (Maghan Keita III) | 1390 | 1404 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Musa Keita III | 1404 | c. 1440 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Uli Keita II | c. 1440 | 1480 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Mahmud Keita II (Mamadou Keita) | 1481 | 1496 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Mahmud Keita III | 1496 | 1559 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Unknown | 1559 | c. 1590 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
Mahmud Keita IV | c. 1590 | c. 1610 | Keita Dynasty | Mali | |
To Songhai | c. 1400 | - | Mali | ||
Zuwas of Gao | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Alayaman | fl. c. 750 | - | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Zakoi | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Takoi (Takay) | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Akoi (Mata-Kay) | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Kû | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Alî-Fay | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Biyu-Kumoy | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Biyu | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Za-Kuroy | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Yama-Karaway | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Yama | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Yama-Danka-Kiba'u | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Kukuray | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Kinkin | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Kusoy Muslim Dam | fl. c. 1000 | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Han-Kuz-Wanku-Dam | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Biyu-Kî-Kîma | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Nintâsanay | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Biyu-Kayna-Kinba | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Kayna-Shanyunbu | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Tib | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Yama-Dâd | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Fâdazu | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Ali-Kuru | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Bîr-Fuluku | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Yasiboy | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Dûru | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Zenku-Bâru | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Bisi-Bâru | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Badâ | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Bisi Baro Ber | fl. c. 1150 | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
Unknown | ? | ? | Empire of Songhai | Mali | |
To Mali | c. 1260 | c. 1275 | Mali | ||
Ali Kolon | fl. c. 1275 | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Salman Nari | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Ibrahim Kabayao | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Uthman Gifo Kanafa | fl. c. 1320 | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Bâr-Kayna-Ankabi | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Musa | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Bakr Zanku | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Bakr Dala-Bunyubu | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Mâr-Kiray | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Muhammad Da'u | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Muhammad Kukiya | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Muhammad Fari | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Karbifu | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Mar-Fay-Kuli-Jimu | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Mar-Arkana | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Mar Arandan | ? | ? | Sunni | Mali | |
Sulayman Dama Dandi | c. 1410 | c. 1440 | Sunni | Mali | |
Silman Dandi | c. 1440 | 1464 | Sunni | Mali | |
Ali | 1464 | 1492 | Sunni | Mali | |
Abu-Bakr Baro | 1492 | 1493 | Sunni | Mali | |
Muhammad Touré the Great | 1493 | 1528 | Askiya | Mali | |
Musa | 1528 | 1531 | Askiya | Mali | |
Muhammad Benkan | 1531 | 1537 | Askiya | Mali | |
Isma'il | 1537 | 1539 | Askiya | Mali | |
Ishaq I | 1539 | 1549 | Askiya | Mali | |
Dawud | 1549 | 1582 | Askiya | Mali | |
al-Hajj | 1582 | 1586 | Askiya | Mali | |
Muhammad Bana | 1586 | 1588 | Askiya | Mali | |
Ishaq II | 1588 | 1591 | Dynasty Continued under Dendi | Mali | |
To Morocco | 1591 | 1670 | Mali | ||
Mama Maghan | c. 1660 | c. 1670 | Mali | ||
To Tuareg Nomads | 1670 | 1854 | Mali | ||
Omar al-Hajj | 1854 | 1864 | Tukulor Empire | Mali | |
Ahmadu | 1864 | 1893 | Tukulor Empire | Mali | |
To France | 1894 | 1960 | Mali | ||
Republic of Mali | 1960 | Present | Mali |
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