In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire ... became the heart of his empire, the centre of trade and culture.

Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from ... Sundiata Keita and soon became eclipsed by the Mali Empire of Sundiata.

The Mali Empire was founded in 1226 CE by Sundiata Keita.Sundiata was the second son of the King of the Mandinka people. It was prophesized that Sundiata would become a great ruler. Upon the death ...