Dankaran Touman, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 15 relations: Battle of Kirina, Djibril Tamsir Niane, Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Mali Empire, Manding languages, Mandinka people, Mansa (title), Naré Maghann Konaté, Niani, Guinea, Sassouma Bereté, Sosso Empire, Soumaoro Kanté, Sundiata Keita, UNESCO, University of California Press.

2. Keita family

Battle of Kirina

The Battle of Kirina, also known as the Battle of Krina or siege of Karina (1235), was a confrontation between Sosso king Sumanguru Kanté and Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita.

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Djibril Tamsir Niane

Djibril Tamsir Niane (9 January 1932 – 8 March 2021) was a Guinean historian, playwright, and short story writer.

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Joseph Ki-Zerbo

Joseph Ki-Zerbo (June 21, 1922 – December 4, 2006, Burkina Faso) was a Burkinabé historian, politician and writer.

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Mali Empire

The Mali Empire (Manding: MandéKi-Zerbo, Joseph: UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century, p. 57. University of California Press, 1997. or Manden Duguba; Mālī) was an empire in West Africa from 1226 to 1670.

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Manding languages

The Manding languages (sometimes spelt Manden) are a dialect continuum within the Niger-Congo family spoken in West Africa.

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Mandinka people

The Mandinka or Malinke are a West African ethnic group primarily found in southern Mali, The Gambia, southern Senegal and eastern Guinea.

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Mansa (title)

Mansa (ߡߊ߲߬ߛߊ; mansaw) is a Maninka and Mandinka word for a hereditary ruler, commonly translated as "king".

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Naré Maghann Konaté

Naré Maghann Konaté (died c. 1218) was a 12th-century faama (king) of the Mandinka people, in what is today Mali and the progenitor of the Maghan people of Ghana. Dankaran Touman and Naré Maghann Konaté are Keita family.

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Niani, Guinea

Niani is a village in Guinea.

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Sassouma Bereté

Sassouma Bereté (or Berete) was the first wife of the 13th century King of Mali Maghan Kon Fatta, the father of Sundiata Keita. Dankaran Touman and Sassouma Bereté are Keita family.

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Sosso Empire

The Sosso Empire, also written as Soso or Susu, or alternatively Kaniaga, was kingdom of West Africa that originated as a vassal of the Ghana Empire before breaking away and conquering their former overlords.

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Soumaoro Kanté

Soumaoro Kanté (also known as Sumaworo Kanté or Sumanguru Kanté) was a 13th-century king of the Sosso people.

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Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke:; 1217–c. 1255, N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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University of California Press

The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.

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See also

Keita family

• Dankaran Touman
• Kassi (wife of Suleyman of Mali)
• Keita dynasty
• Mande Bori
• Modibo Keïta
• Nantenin Keïta
• Naré Maghann Konaté
• Salif Keita
• Sassouma Bereté
• Seckou Keita
• Sogolon Condé

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dankaran_Touman