Sakoura Mansa

Mansa Sakura or Mansa Sakoura (died c. 1300) was the sixth mansa of the Mali Empire.

A slave at birth, Sakura was freed and became a general in the army of Sundiata Keita, legendary founder of the Mali Empire. After a debilitating struggle for succession between Sundiata's sons Ouati Keita and Khalifa Keita and his brother Abu Bakr, Sakura seized control of the throne himself about 1285. Near-contemporary historian Ibn Khaldun records that under Sakura's leadership, the Empire made a number of new conquests (most notably of Gao), becoming the dominant political, economic, and military force in the Western Sudan.

Sakura performed the Hajj, but died while returning home.[1] He was allegedly killed at the Horn of Africa by the Danakil.[1] He was succeeded by Sundiata's nephew Gao.

See also
  • Keita Dynasty

References
  • Davidson, Basil. Africa in History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
  1. Imperato, Pascal James; Imperato, Gavin H. (25 April 2008). Historical Dictionary of Mali. Scarecrow Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780810864023. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
Preceded by
Abu Bakr		 Mansa of the Mali Empire
1285–1300		 Succeeded by
Gao


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