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Tunka Manin

Type Figure Region West Africa Time c. 1010–1078 Also known as Tunkamenin、Tunka-Manin、通卡·马宁

Tunka Manin (c. 1010–c. 1078), king of the Ghana Empire (Wagadu), reigning from c. 1062 at least until 1076, succeeding Bassi;…

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  1. 1062–1068Kumbi Saleh (capital of the Ghana Empire) · ancient Ghana EmpireSucceeded Bassi as king of the Ghana Empire around 1062. Like his predecessor he did not convert to Islam, maintaining traditional religion; the kingdom controlled the Saharan gold and salt trade. The capital Kumbi Saleh was divided into a Muslim merchant quarter and a traditional royal quarter.
  2. 1068Kumbi Saleh · SahelThe Andalusian scholar al-Bakri wrote in his 1068 geography that Manin was 'just and favored Muslims,' and described his court's ceremonial display and wealth. This is the most important contemporary written record of a king of the Ghana Empire.
  3. 1068–1078Frontier zone of the Ghana Empire · SahelTraditional accounts state that an Almoravid army under Abu Bakr ibn Umar captured Kumbi Saleh around 1076, after which Manin ruled as a tributary; recent scholarship disputes whether this battle occurred and its date. The conventional chronology places his death around 1078, after which the empire declined.

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