Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation ... There is evidence that the Mali Empire originated with Sundiata, or the Lion King, as he is known. A few years after claiming the capital of the Ghana ...

There was also the city of Jenne-Jeno (ancient ... Mali, recited by the griot (oral historian) Djeli Mamadou Kouyate, edited by D. T. Niane. Sundiata Keita rose to power by defeating the king ...

Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation ... With the establishment of the Mali Empire by King Sundiata Keita, the "Lion King," West Africa received wealth, culture, and a strong Islamic faith. Is ...