# Mali Empire — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/mali-empire-whe-definition-discussion/1752 "2019-03-01T09:58:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/mali-empire-whe-definition-discussion/1752/1 "2019-03-01T09:58:08Z")

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The Mali Empire (1240-1645) of West Africa was founded by Sundiata Keita (r. 1230-1255) following his victory over the kingdom of Sosso (c. 1180-1235). Sundiata's centralised government, diplomacy and well-trained army permitted a massive military expansion which would pave the way for a flourishing of the Mali Empire, making it the largest yet seen in Africa.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Mali\_Empire/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mali_Empire/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/mali-empire-whe-definition-discussion/1752/2 "2026-07-28T19:39:58Z")

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