A foreign traveler praised children in this state for their diligence in learning the Qur'an but complained that slaves and women here freely went around topless.
A foreign traveler praised children in this state for their diligence in learning the Qur'an but complained that slaves and women here freely went around topless. The Tarikh al-Sudan records that this state's troops were split into two divisions, led by the sanqara-zuma and farim-soura, who were unable to aid its ruler Mahmud IV in its final battle. This state had four princely maghan clans and sixteen clans called "Carriers of Quiver" who were responsible for its defense; these clans all met in the (*) Gbara assembly. This empire, which lost the Battle of Djenne to Morocco, was ruled primarily by the Bambara and Mandinka ethnic groups. A poetic caste of griots passed down the story of how the founder of this empire's Keita dynasty won the Battle of Kirina over the sorcerer Sumanguru. For 10 points, identify this West African empire founded by Sundiata.
A foreign traveler praised children in this state for their diligence in learning the Qur'an but complained that slaves and women here freely went around topless.
Mali Empire [or Malinke Empire; or Malinese Empire]