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Sundiata Keita was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He was also the great-uncle of the Malian ruler Mansa Musa, who is regarded as the wealthiest person of all time, although there are no reliable ways to accurately calculate his wealth.
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![A modern balafon. The balafon plays an important role in the Epic of Sundiata. The magical balafon belonging to Soumaoro Kanté was stolen by Sundiata Keita's griot - Balla Fasséké and taken to Mandinka country.[15][16]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Balafoon.jpg/1280px-Balafoon.jpg)
A modern balafon. The balafon plays an important role in the Epic of Sundiata. The magical balafon belonging to Soumaoro Kanté was stolen by Sundiata Keita's griot - Balla Fasséké and taken to Mandinka country.[15][16]![Terracotta archer figure from Mali (13th-15th century), with a quiver on his back. The bow and quiver of arrows were the symbols of power in Imperial Mali.[30]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Djenne_Terracotta_Archer_%2813th-15th_cent%29.jpg)
Terracotta archer figure from Mali (13th-15th century), with a quiver on his back. The bow and quiver of arrows were the symbols of power in Imperial Mali.[30]![By the 14th century, the Mali Empire "extended from the Atlantic Ocean eastward along the Niger River valley to Hausaland (northern Nigeria)..."[46]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/MALI_empire_map.PNG/1280px-MALI_empire_map.PNG)
By the 14th century, the Mali Empire "extended from the Atlantic Ocean eastward along the Niger River valley to Hausaland (northern Nigeria)..."[46]In their orbit 2
Historical Figures born in the 1190s 6
About this person
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1190 to 1255 · aged 65
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