Mansa Musa III, also known as Foamed Musa or Sérébandjougou was the 13th
mansa (emperor) of the
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire ( Manding: ''Mandé''Ki-Zerbo, Joseph: ''UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century'', p. 57. University of California Press, 1997. or Manden; ar, مالي, Māl ...
. Little is known about him or his reign other than it started around the middle of the 15th century during the empire's decline. He first enters
recorded history during the empire's war against the
Fula[ ff, Fulɓe; french: Peul] Wassoulounké in the 1440s.
[Niane, D.T.: "Recherches sur l’Empire du Mali au Moyen âge". Presence Africaine. Paris, 1975] He and his younger brother liberated the newly settled area of
Dioma, and Sérébandjougou was crowned mansa shortly after. He was succeeded by his brother
Ouali II
Mansa Uli II ( French: "Ouli II"), also known as Gbèré, was the twentieth mansa ("king of kings") of the Mali Empire. He ruled during the later half of the 15th century.
According to the oral traditions preserved in Dioma, Gbèré was the you ...
.
See also
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Mali Empire
The Mali Empire ( Manding: ''Mandé''Ki-Zerbo, Joseph: ''UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century'', p. 57. University of California Press, 1997. or Manden; ar, مالي, Māl ...
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Keita Dynasty
References
Mansas of Mali
People of the Mali Empire
15th-century monarchs in Africa
Keita family
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