#Sundiata Keita

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The Mali Empire: A Historical Overview of West Africa's Influential Power

The Mali Empire, a majestic realm that left an indelible mark on the history of West Africa, stood as a symbol of power and prosperity from around 1226 to 1670. Founded by Sundiata Keita, the empire flourished under the rule of renowned leaders like Mansa Musa (Musa Keita), gaining widespread admiration for the opulence of its rulers and the far-reaching influence of its language, laws, and…

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The Epic of Sumanguru is the narrative of the defeated, though it's Sundiata Keita who history remembers more:

He was the builder of the state that turned Islam in the Sahel and West Africa from its earlier cruder years under Sufi orders and merchants to a fully-fledged outpost of Islamic civilization. As the very existence of the Kingdom of Susus/Sosso he destroyed illustrates Ghana had a thin Muslim veneer on a largely polytheistic environs.

Sundiata put paid to that and laid the groundwork for what was one of Africa's most brilliant outposts of Muslim civilization and where that civilization came into its own with traits shared nowhere else in the Muslim world.

[ptseti]

Did you know that “The Lion King” is based on the story of Sundiata Keita Everyone loves Disney’s “The Lion King,” but few know that the tale is actually inspired by a true story of the founder of a rribe in Africa.

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Sundian Transmasc Flag

This is a transmasc flag meant solely for black transmascs.

I originally created this flag and coined its label (Sundian) on September 24th, 2021, and have now brought it here for the usage of other black transmascs!

The basis of its label stems from Sundiata Keita, the first ruler of Mali. He was chosen as an homage to my own ancestry based in Mali; given that he was often titled “The Lion of Mali”, I chose a male lion to serve as the emblem of this flag.

Please note that this flag is open to all individuals who fit under the transmasc label, whether they be trans men, nonbinary transmascs, intersex transmascs who may use multiple labels (ex. our peers who are transfemmasc), etc, as long as they are black.

The meanings behind the flag colors in order:

Dark red: Self-acceptance and empowerment

Red: Unique experiences with gender expression

Salmon: Gender euphoria

Cream: Transmascs all across the diaspora

Brown: Expressing love and joy in one’s blackness

Dark brown: Black unity and pride

Nonblack users may reblog to share with their black peers, but do keep in mind that this is a flag and label by black queers for black queers (as it is meant capture our experiences in both of our communities).

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Sundiata Keita

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What would happen if Nezha and Ao Bing from Nezha (2019), Jiang Ziya, Yang Jian and the Lego Monkie Kid gang, got warped into a videogame, (like something in Jumanji), where they each go into the body of a famous historical figure, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, Charlamagne, Atilla the Hun, King Arthur, Pharaoh Thutmose III? I just think it would be hilarious Nezha as George Washington or Napoleon in the game. Nezha / George Washington ruling, with a bald eagle on his shoulder and a giant American flag (maybe paired with sunglasses). Though Sun Wukong as Napoleon would be funny too. Maybe Jiang Ziya is Pharoah Thutmose III? And Mei is Catherine the Great? I’m not sure.

Or something along the lines of that DC Legends of Tomorrow episode I watched. Like the demons go back in history and kidnap George Washington and Nezha has to pretend to be George Washington until the Lego Monkie Kid gang save the real George Washington.

I just got this from Bing Chat, never heard of these historical figures honestly, MK as Julius Caesar, Pigsy as Henry VIII, Red Son as Attila the Hun, Macaque as Hannibal Barca, Tang as Ashoka, and Sandy as Saladin, and Yang Jian as Charlemagne.

Ooh but Nezha as Alexander the Great would be cool. Mei as Joan of Arc. Just like folk heroes that are real or could have been real (but not confirmed), world conqueror’s and stuff like Boudica, William Wallace, Constantine, Augustus Caesar, El Cid, Sparticus, Sundiata Keita, William Tell. Abraham Lincoln? Maybe King Leonidas (MK), and they would imitate the THIS IS SPARTA meme.

I honestly havent seen Jiang Ziya to answer things about him yet but the story sounds very interesting.

I can imagine some historical shennanigans occuring because of a time-travelling artifact Sun Wukong had in his treasury.

Also the LMK cast might have trouble passing themeselves off as different historical figures depending on how they looked.

Except maybe Pigsy as Henry the VIII. The english court would see a pig-man in the king's clothes and think; "Huh. Henry's looking thinner."

I love the idea of MK yelling historical movie memes depending on where they are XD

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White people ask, why has there never been a powerful African nation like Rome, Persia, or the Aztecs?

Wait, seriously? “Never been a powerful African nation," says who exactly?

I’d presume you’ve never heard of some of these before:

ZULU KINGDOM. They crushed the British in their first battle and wrecked havoc on the Boers.The Zulu Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire or the Kingdom of Zululand, was a monarchy in Southern Africa that extended along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the south to Pongola River in the north.

MALIAN EMPIRE. Home to one of the richest Kings in human history. The Mali Empire was an empire in West Africa from c. 1226 to 1670. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa. The Manding languages were spoken in the empire.

KINGDOM OF AXUM. One of the centers of African civilization centuries before any European civilization. The Kingdom of Aksum, also known as the Kingdom of Axum or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom centered in Northeast Africa and South Arabia from Classical antiquity to the Middle Ages.

ANCIENT EGYPT. One of the centers of civilization. The civilization of ancient Egypt began in the Nile River valley of northeastern Africa. Ancient Egypt was one of the world's first civilizations. It is also one of the most famous civilizations in history.

KINGDOM OF KUSH. Which has more pyramids than Egypt by the way. The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt. The region of Nubia was an early cradle of civilization, producing several complex societies that engaged in trade and industry.

THE KINGDOM OF DAHOMEY - This was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904.

THE KINGDOM OF BENIN - Also known as the Edo Kingdom, or the Benin Empire was a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was known as Dahomey from the 17th century until 1975.

THE GHANAIAN EMPIRE - Also known as Wagadou (Arabic: غانا) or Awkar, was a West African empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali that existed from c. 300 until c. 1100. The Empire was founded by the Soninke people, and was based in the capital city of Koumbi Saleh.

KONGO KINGDOM. Prior to the Portuguese arrival, Kongo was developed with a large commercial network. The kingdom melted copper and gold and traded it with products such as raffia cloth and pottery. The kingdom was a superpower and center of trade routes for ivory, copper, raffia cloth, and pottery.

ASHANTI EMPIRE. One of the most powerful and wealthiest states of the 18th-19th century.

The Asante Empire, today commonly called the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted between 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana as well as parts of Ivory Coast and Togo.

The various African Kingdoms and empires were quite well known in Imperial Persia. The Sassanid & Nubian Kings in particular were quite familiar with each other. In fact, Persian traders and travelers extensively traveled the coastlines of modern-day East & North Africa bringing back various cuisines, spices, technologies, and in certain instances; slaves and laborers. Many Africans who came to Iran even became highly skilled soldiers and commanders in the Imperial Sassanid Army.

Moors is a term generally used by Europeans to describe the Muslim people of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Between 711 C.E. and 1492 C.E. Muslim people of African descent controlled parts of Iberia which consist of modern-day Spain and Portugal, they ruled and civilized Europe.

Since the Moors ruled Spain for about 800 years, they had time to bring scientific techniques to Europe such as the astrolabe, a device to measure the position of the planets and stars. There was scientific progress in chemistry, mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, physics, and more.

Africans share strong historic ties with Turkey as the Ottoman Empire, its predecessor state, not only recruited tens of thousands of Africans into its army but also employed a large number of them in both the royal court and palace.

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Imperio de Malí

El Imperio de Malí (1240-1645) de África Occidental fue fundado por Sundiata Keita (quien reinó de 1230 a 1255) tras su victoria sobre el reino de Sosso (c. 1180-1235). El gobierno centralizado de Sundiata, su diplomacia y su ejército bien entrenado permitieron una enorme expansión militar que allanaría el camino para el florecimiento del Imperio de Malí hasta convertirse en el más grande visto hasta entonces en África.

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Revisit the cradle of humanity with the Rulers of the Sahara Pack, which includes Ramses (Egypt), Ptolemaic Cleopatra (Egypt), King Sundiata Keita (Mali)****.

there was an entirely different leader update i already missed like pre-ludwig ii event 

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Sundiata Keita: The Lion of Mali and Founder of the Mali Empire

Sundiata Keita also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan, and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. Sundiata was crippled from childhood and his mother (Sogolon) was the subject of ridicule among her co-wives. She was constantly teased and ridiculed openly for her son’s disability. This significantly affected Sundiata…

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Osei Kofi Tutu was the man who founded the Ashanti Empire and Kingdom as it is to this day:

Osei Tutu rivals Shaka Zulu as a successful example of the state-building process, and as longevity goes his kingdom would ultimately have a longer run against the same foes, only falling in 1900 after a history where he took the trends already present toward state formation and wrought them into the pattern they would take into the present. All the forms of modern-day Ashanti culture started with this man and his career.

His legacy got started in the late 17th Century, which would place, as a means to put things into a further context, the continuous history of the Ashanti Empire and Kingdom has having a greater continuity than most European states of the present. He was by far the most successful state-builder in his part of the world and rightfully, like Sundiata Keita, had much of his life underlaid with mythology as well as history as most state-builders do.

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Born in 1217, this leader united the Mandinka people after several battles and established the Mali Empire. Under his reign, the Mali Empire flourished, controlling vital trade routes and becoming a centre of wealth and culture. He is credited with creating the Manden Charter, one of the first recorded human rights declarations. Sundiata’s strategic alliances and military prowess ensured the stability and prosperity of his empire. He laid the foundations for cultural and educational centres like the city of Timbuktu, which would become famous for its universities and libraries. Known as the ‘Lion King,’ this extraordinary founder of the Mali Empire was Sundiata Keita

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Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke (August 20, 1190 – c. 1255) (known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan, and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire.

The semi-historical but legendary Epic of Sundiata by the Malinké/Maninka people centers on his life. The Manden Charter issued during his reign is listed by UNESCO as one intangible cultural heritage.

He was the son of Naré Maghann Konaté and Sogolon Condé. He was crippled from childhood and his mother was the subject of ridicule among her co-wives. This affected him and he was determined to do everything he possibly could to walk like his peers. One day miraculously got up and walked. Among his peers, he became a leader. His paternal brother, Dankaran Touman, and Dankaran’s mother, Sassouma Bereté, were cruel and resentful of him and his mother. Their cruelty escalated after the death of Naré Maghan. To escape persecution and threats on her son’s life, Sogolon took her children, he and his sisters, into exile. This exile lasted for many years and took them to different countries within the Ghana Empire and to Mema, where the king of Mema granted them asylum. He was given a senior position within the kingdom. When King Soumaoro Kanté of Sosso conquered the Mandinka people, messengers were sent to go and look for Sogolon and her children, as he was destined to be a great leader according to prophecy. They persuaded him to come back to liberate the Mandinkas and their homeland. He was accompanied by an army given to him by the King of Mema. The warlords of Mali at the time who were his age group included: Tabon Wana, Kamadia Kamara, Faony Condé, Siara Kuman Konaté, and Tiramakhan Traore. It was on the plain of Siby where they formed a pact of brotherhood to liberate their country and people from the powerful Sosso king. At The Battle of Kirina, he and his allies defeated the Sosso king, and he became the first Emperor of the Mali Empire. He was the first of the Mandinka line of kings to adopt the royal title, Mansa. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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To begin, we can speak about the Fall of the Roman Empire and how it relates to some of the main themes that we have discussed in class so far. A major connection that we made was the discussion between language, expansion, and geographical representation. The first language that comes to mind is Latin. Through observing various visual timelines, we were able to see not only where Latin originated but how, when, and where it dispersed. We were able to see not only how Latin spread, but also how various territories made latin their own - this eventually lead to what we know today as the major romance/ germanic language groups. Latin is an important language to investigate because of the intentionality behind its usage. Compared to a majority of many more modern languages, Latin was meant to be written so that it could be heard. The status of Latin, especially in the Roman Empire, was that it was artificial. Additionally, Latin was a very political language in Rome during this transitional time period. In examining where Latin spread - we are able to see map scale. It is on this scale that things can be learned about both the creators of the map and the populations in opposition to said groups. When given bodies of land that aren't represented on maps, it is reasonable to assume that the creators of the map thought that these areas contained people that were 'other' or even 'barbaric'. Furthermore, the traveling of people - and therefore the movement of language - reveals yet another concept. The concept of oral history is an important factor in the investigation of the movement of various groups in relation to each other. Like the Huns, there are some social groups/ movements that we have no written record of because of their non-literate nature. It is important to recognize the communities in the history of humanity that spread as a result of listening and speaking - not merely by medium of reading and writing. The discussion about the movement of Latin, people, and geography draws attention to West Africa and its origins/ development. As a class this week, we watched the movement and establishment of various tribes and groups of people in West Africa. The territory of Mali was notable to examine. Because of the concentration of gold that was left undiscovered until the later establishment of territories near its location, the economies of the societies that benefitted from the gold deposits are extremely important to examine. Like Mansa Musa, an emperor known most for his level of wealth as a result of the amount of gold, many leaders were written into history. Sujata, an epic poem of the Malinke people, communicates the story about the the first leader of the Mali empire, Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita is an important figure in both African history but also in human history in general as he was the great uncle of Mansa Musa, and also helped to push for a powerful and wealthy African Empire. It is theorized that his influence was an example of early human rights movements. The way in which certain individuals are brought into power, and lead thereafter, is important to investigate. It is by analyzing these variables that we can learn a lot about a society, its motivations, and its ruler. Another movement of authority that we were tasked with learning about this week is Brutus from the Great Kings of Britain. After killing his father with an arrow, the assigned reading took us through the details of his upbringing and even some of the decisions he made as a Roman politician. His social standing proves as a layered context in the analysis of some of his decisions as a leader. The text reminds us that "his brother had a quarrel with him for attempting to deprive him of three castles which his father had given him at his death, on account of his being only the son of a concubine; but as the brother was a Greek, both by his father's and mother's side, he had prevailed with the king an the rest of the Greeks to espouse his cause" (Geoffrey. 5).

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Civ 6 Tickle Headcanons Pt. 62: Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita: Lee

Sundiata is like a cross between Mansa Musa and Kristina. Like Mansa, he is blessed with abundant wealth, though he is a bit less social then Mansa and dosen't talk to others quite as easily. Rather, they are more like Kristina and use their wealth and their passion for tickles to commision great people for works of art, and especially writing. They also usually dislike those who compete with them in terms of culture, so I'd imagine that he wouldn't like me trying to guess at his character at all, and would rather be the one in charge of the narrative for all his favourite fandom characters. By all means Sundiata, reply to this post and tell me why I'm all wrong about you.

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(This is based purely off of their appearances and special attributes as CIV 6 characters, and not off of their traits as actual historical figures. I do this for the sake of drawing a line between reality and fiction, as it feels simply wrong to enforce a separate narrative of my own onto real people.)