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Muhammad Bur

Type Figure Region Mali Empire Time c. 1360–1420 Also known as Mahmud I、Maghan III、Mamudu Keita、马甘三世、马哈茂德一世

Muhammad Bur (i.e., Mansa Maghan III/Mahmud I, c. 1390–1420), Mansa of the Mali Empire, claimed descent from Mansa Kura and restored the legitimate K…

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  1. 1389–1400Niani · MaliAround 1390 he rose from the south, killed the usurping vizier Sandaki, and restored the legitimate Keita line of Sundiata as a descendant of Mansa Kura, taking the title 'Maghan'. This ended the court turmoil of 1387–1390, but the eastern empire was already difficult to recover.
  2. 1401–1410Timbuktu · TimbuktuBetween 1401 and 1410 he maintained nominal suzerainty over the Manding core and cities such as Timbuktu, but Mossi under Yanga Bonga raided Macina, and Songhai forces in Gao became de facto independent; the empire's territory and tax base continued to shrink.
  3. 1411–1420Manding · MaliIn the 1410s he continued to face external raids and succession uncertainty, dying around 1415–1420; his successor may have been Musa III, but records of the 15th-century Mansa lineage are fragmentary.

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