People / group
Mandinka
The Mandinka are a West African people of the Mande group, living mainly in present-day Mali, Guinea, Senegal and the Gambia. Under Sundiata Keita, they founded the Mali Empire. Mandinka expansion westward also produced the Kaabu Empire, and Mandinka communities interacted with the Jolof Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mandinka. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mandinka
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- “Mandinka.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mandinka. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mandinka’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mandinka (Accessed: ).
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