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Mahmud IV (mansa)

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Mansa Mahmud Keita IV(also known as Mansa Mamadou III, Mali Mansa Mamadou and Niani Mansa Mamadou) was the last emperor of theMali Empireaccording to theTarikh al-Sudan.Prior to his rule there was a vacancy of some sort, indicated by the long period of the time in which neither written or oral sources give a ruler. We do know that more than one person made a claim for the throne, which caused theSankar-ZoumaandFarima-Sourato refuse aid to Mansa Mahmud IV and the Keita family, on his military operation againstDjenné.

Battle of Jenne[edit]

MansaMahmud Keita IV launched an attack on the city ofDjennein 1599 withFulaniallies, hoping to take advantage ofthe Songhai Empire's defeat.Moroccanfusiliers,deployed fromTimbuktu,met them in battle, exposing Mali to the same technology (firearms) that had destroyed Songhai. Despite heavy losses, the mansa’s army was not deterred and nearly prevailed;[1]however, the army inside Djenne intervened, forcing Mansa Mahmud Keita IV and his army to retreat to Kangaba.[2] Mandinka oral history says that the three sons of Mahmud IV divided the kingdom and fought amongst themselves.

References[edit]

  1. ^"Empire songhoï".
  2. ^Africa and Slavery 1500-1800 by Sanderson Beck

See also[edit]

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Preceded by Mansa of the Mali Empire
1590s–1600s
Succeeded by