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Mali

Mali refers both to the medieval Mali Empire and to the region of the upper and middle Niger in West Africa, now the Republic of Mali. The area was a centre of trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt. It was successively dominated by the Ghana, Mali and Songhai empires, and the Mandinka heartland of Mali also gave rise to the Kaabu Empire to the west.

Mali
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Mentioned in 6 profiles

Almoravid EmpireImpactKaabu EmpireFoundationMali EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Impact, DeclineSonghai EmpireFoundation, Governance, ImpactFrench West AfricaMilitary, Impact, Decline, SummaryIslamSpread

Mentioned in 9 state histories

TadmekkaKingdom of KanoKingdom of MemaKingdom of KangabaKingdom of DiarraAwlad Mbarak emirateKenedougou KingdomKel AdaghFrench Sudan

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mali. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mali
MLA
“Mali.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mali. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Mali.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mali.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mali’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mali (Accessed: ).

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