Historical Figure

Sundiata Keita

Founder and first ruler of the Mali Empire

About Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He was also the great-uncle of the Malian ruler Mansa Musa, who is regarded as the wealthiest person of all time, although there are no reliable ways to accurately calculate his wealth.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Kingdom1235 CE – 1600 CE

Kingdom of Mali

The Mali Empire was one of the largest and wealthiest empires in West African history, famed for Mansa Musa, whose 1324 hajj to Mecca distributed so much gold that it reportedly depressed gold prices across the Mediterranean for years.