A forty-four edict constitution written for this empire divided the empire into sixteen clans, each represented in the Gbara.
A forty-four edict constitution written for this empire divided the empire into sixteen clans, each represented in the Gbara. This empire's merchants were the Dyula, or Wangara, and extended trade to the Taghaza region. The Hausa were subjugated by a leader of this empire. This empire's founder led exiles against the Sosso in the Battle of Kirina, and it declined after the city of Gao rebelled and under pressure from Bamana raiding. One ruler of this empire's Laye lineage built a mosque every Friday when he went on a hajj to Mecca. For 10 points, name this empire once ruled by Mansa Musa, whose capital was Timbuktu.
A forty-four edict constitution written for this empire divided the empire into sixteen clans, each represented in the Gbara.
Mali Empire [accept Manden Kurufaba] 