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Mahmud IV

d. c. 1610 · 17th century · Also known as Mansa Mahmud IV

Mahmud IV was the last mansa of the Mali Empire. By his time the Keita dynasty controlled little beyond its Kangaba heartland. His death around 1610 marked the effective end of the Mali Empire as a coherent political entity.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mahmud IV. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mahmud-iv
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