Mari Djata II

Type Figure Region Mali Empire Time c. 1340–1374 Also known as Mansa Jata

Mari Djata II (c. 1360–1374), Mansa of the Mali Empire and grandson of Mansa Musa, whose tyranny and extravagance accelerated the empire's fiscal col…

Timeline

1360–1365Walata · MauritaniaAfter a brief succession by Kamba, son of Sulayman, civil war broke out in 1360; Djata prevailed and consolidated power by year's end. He sent an embassy to the Marinids of Fez, with gifts including a giraffe, continuing ties with Morocco.
1366–1374Niani · MaliHis reign was marked by heavy exactions and lavish spending that nearly exhausted the imperial treasury; from 1372 he suffered sleeping sickness, and real power passed to ministers. His oppressive rule alienated eastern provinces, setting the stage for vizier dominance after 1374 and the empire's fragmentation in 1390–1410.

Sources

Mari Djata II of Mali https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Djata_II_of_Mali
History of the Mali Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Mali_Empire