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Magan Keita

Type Figure Region West Africa Time c. 1340–1374 Also known as Mari Djata II

Magan Keita (often recorded as Mari Djata Keita II, also called Konkodugu Kamissa) was Mansa of the Mali Empire c.…

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  1. c. 1355–1360Konkodugu · MaliServed as governor of Konkodugu during his uncle Sulayman's reign, from which he took the name Konkodugu Kamissa. After Sulayman's death a succession civil war broke out in the empire, and he gradually accumulated power.
  2. 1360–1365Niani · Koulikoro RegionTook the throne after defeating short-lived competitors such as Qanba, continuing the Abu Bakr line of the Keita dynasty. In 1360 he sent an envoy to the Marinids of Morocco, whose gifts included a giraffe that caused a sensation in the Maghreb.
  3. 1365–1374Mali Empire · MaliIbn Khaldun recorded that during his reign the empire's finances deteriorated and authority weakened; after falling gravely ill in 1372 power passed to ministers. After his death he was succeeded by his son Musa II, and the Mali Empire entered a long period of decline.

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