The fifth leader of this empire was a freedman who usurped the throne from the grandson of this empire's founder.
The fifth leader of this empire was a freedman who usurped the throne from the grandson of this empire's founder. Seven clans in this empire were said to possess a creative force which allowed them to make various products and art forms, and were known as the nyamakala clans. It also had sixteen "quiver-carrier" clans responsible for defense, who made up half of the 32-member legislative body known as the Gbara. Its constitution, the (*) Kouroukan Fouga, was created after a battle in which the founder of this empire defeated a king of the Sosso. One king of this empire built the Djinguereber Mosque and the University of SankorÃ©, but is more famous for single handedly devaluing gold in the region because of his lavish pilgrimage to Mecca. For 10 points, name this empire whose leaders included Sundiata Keita and Mansa Musa, which shares its name with a modern-day country whose capital is Bamako.
The fifth leader of this empire was a freedman who usurped the throne from the grandson of this empire's founder.
Mali Empire [or Mandingo Empire]