Mansa Sandaki or Sandaki Mari Djata, also known as Sandiki or Santigi, was a mansa 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 ...

from 1389 to 1390.

As Sandaki of Musa II

During the reign of Mansa Musa II (1374-1387), the empire was run by the court's ''sandaki'' ("high counselor"). Sandaki Mari Djata, who had no relation to the famous founder of the same name, proved an apt if not ruthless leader. He launched a military campaign to put down rebellions in the eastern section of the empire that met with mixed results. At the same time, he imprisoned the mansa for attempting to take back his authority.

Usurpation of Maghan II

When Mansa Musa II died in 1387, the throne went to his brother

Maghan II Maghan II was Mansa (title), mansa of the Mali Empire from 1387 to 1389. He was the son of Mansa Mari Diata II and the brother of Mansa Musa II (mansa), Musa II. Tunisian historian Ibn Khaldun records that Maghan II succeeded his brother to the th ...

(1387-1389). Sandaki Mari Djata refused to give up power and killed him. From 1389 to 1390, Sandaka Mari Djata ruled Mali as the second of two non-Keita monarchs in the empire's history.

Regicide

The last brother of Musa II,

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killed Sandaki Mari Djata in 1390. He became mansa that same year, restoring the Keita dynasty back to the throne.

As Sandaki of Musa II

Usurpation of Maghan II

Regicide

See also