Mansa Uli, also known as Yérélinkon, was the second
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of the
Mali Empire. He was the son and successor of
Sunjata
Sundiata Keita ( Mandinka, Malinke: ; 1217 – c. 1255) (also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He is also the great-uncle ...
.
Uli was one of the greatest rulers of Mali.
[ The 20th-century historian Nehemia Levtzion suggested that Uli may have been the first mansa of Mali to extend his rule to ]Walata
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, Timbuktu
Timbuktu ( ; french: Tombouctou;
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, and Gao
Gao , or Gawgaw/Kawkaw, is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley.
For much of its history Gao was an impor ...
, though Timbuktu and Gao are usually regarded as later additions to the empire.
Uli went on the hajj at some point between 1260 and 1277.
Uli was apparently succeeded by his brother Wati,[ who is not attested by oral tradition. Some oral traditions assert that Uli was Sunjata's only biological son, though Sunjata may have adopted others.
Uli had a son, Qu, who would gain the throne during the early 14th century.
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Mansas of Mali
1270 deaths
Mali Empire
13th-century monarchs in Africa
Year of birth unknown
Keita family
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