This empire was defended by sixteen clans called "quiver-carriers," who were represented at this empire's Gbara assembly.
This empire was defended by sixteen clans called "quiver-carriers," who were represented at this empire's Gbara assembly. The territories occupied by this empire were known as the "Twelve Doors." The first rule of this empire was born to a hunchbacked "buffalo woman" and defeated the Sosso king Sumanguru at the Battle of Kirina. A famous ruler of this empire commissioned the architect al-Sahili to build the Djinguereber ("djin-gu-reber") Mosque and the University of Sankore; that ruler single-handedly depressed the price of gold in Cairo during his extravagant hajj. For 10 points, name this West African empire centered at Timbuktu, once ruled by Mansa Musa.
This empire was defended by sixteen clans called "quiver-carriers," who were represented at this empire's Gbara assembly.
Mali Empire [or Nyeni; or Mande Kurufaba]