633 AH
Approximate date
Sundiata Keita defeats the Sosso king Sumanguru at Kirina and founds the empire of Mali on the upper Niger.
How it touches Islam His heirs made Mali a Muslim empire, and Mansa Musa's Hajj in 1324 astonished Cairo.
Source: History ·
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