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Sakoura

Type Figure Region Mali Empire Time c. 1240–1300 Also known as Mansa Sakoura、Mansa Sakura、Sākūra、ساكورة

Sakoura (c. 13th century – c. 1300) was a Mansa of the Mali Empire, seizing power c. 1285 and ruling until c. 1300.…

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  1. c. 1260–1285Niani · Mali EmpireSakoura was reportedly a slave or military officer in the court descended from Sundiata; after Mansa Khalifa was deposed and short-lived rulers such as Abu Bakr followed, he intervened in the succession struggle through military merit and political skill.
  2. 1285–1300Mali Empire · Mali EmpireReigning about fifteen years, he conquered Tekrur, Jara, and the Wolof regions of the Senegal River basin, campaigned east to the Takedda copper mines, and suppressed a revolt at Gao, restoring trade with Morocco and Tripoli. He made the Hajj to Mecca c. 1299–1309 and was killed on the return journey.

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