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		Sundiata is later crowned with the title "Mansa," or "king of kings," as the first ruler of the Mali Empire.
		Sundiata is also known as Mari Djata or Marijata according to Arab historian Ibn Khaldun in the late 14th century.
		Parallels between The Sundiata Epic and The Lord of The RingsA comparison of shared character traits between Sundiata and Aragorn the hero that is the prophesied king in Tolkien's novel.
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	Sundiata Keita - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		At age 7, he still couldn't walk, and Maghan's other wife used this against him, as she (Sassouma Berete) thought Sundiata would try to kill her son, Prince Dankaran Touman, to become the leader of Mali.
		Sundiata learned to walk with the help of a flsmith who made braces for his legs.
		Outline of the Sundiata epic (http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/syllabi/IH/sundiata.shtm) by Janice Siegel
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Sundiata (0 words)

	Sundiata Keita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Sundiata Keita (1210?-1260?), founder and ruler of the
		Sundiata was the son of Nare Maghan, the ruler of Kangaba, a small state located on a tributary of the upper Niger River.
		Sundiata left Kangaba, but the reason is unknown: he may have gone into voluntary exile to avoid a jealous half brother, or he may have been exiled by Sumanguru Kante, king of the Susu, who killed Sundiata's father and took over his kingdom.
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	"Background to the epic of Sundiata Keita"
		Historians believe that Sundiata was not a devout Muslim, and that his descendants were the ones who made Islam the official religion of the nobility.
		Most often, they were war captives who could not be ransomed back to their own people, but people could also be enslaved by someone to whom they owed wealth or service, or because they lost all of the rest of their family through some kind of tragedy.
		As described in the epic of Sundiata, these kingdoms were based on walled towns headed by a royal family.
	courses.wcupa.edu /jones/his311/notes/sundiata.htm (0 words)

	Salif Keita 2006
		He is a member of Malian royalty, a direct descendent of Sundiata Keita, the Mandinka warrior king who founded the Malian empire in the 13th century.
		In Keita's experience, he was initially shunned and ostracized by his family and community alike but chose to sing out against his personal situation with his golden voice.
		Keita has since become one of the more renowned musicians from the African continent with a broad international audience (as was evident by the packed auditorium at The Apollo Theater.
	www.africasounds.com /salif_keita_2006.htm (755 words)

	Sundiata
		Sundiata's mother decided to take her son into exile for safety until the time came for him to claim his crown.
		Sundiata came to manhood while traveling through kingdoms hundreds of miles away, learning to hunt, fight and wield proverbs of wisdom of his ancestors.
		During the battle, Sundiata aimed his special arrow and fired, the cock's spur grazing the shoulder of Soumaoro, and all was lost for the Sosso king.
	www.princetonol.com /groups/iad/lessons/middle/sundiata.htm (0 words)

	African American Registry: Kieta Sundiata hero of the Mali empire!
		Sundiata was the founder and ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa.
		"Keita Sundiata was the son of Nare Maghan, the ruler of Kangaba, a small state located on an offshoot of the upper Niger River.
		Sundiata left Kangaba, but the reason is unknown: he may have gone into voluntary exile to avoid a jealous half brother, or he may have been exiled by Sumanguru Kante, king of the Soso, who killed Sundiata's father and took over his kingdom.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/887/Kieta_Sundiata_hero_of_the_Mali_empire (0 words)

	Bang the drum (Metro Times Detroit)
		See, the original Sundiata Keita was of a royal bloodline, born as the heir to the throne of Mali.
		Keita peppers the story of his name with intricate details, becoming the most animated when he describes the battle scene.
		In fact, “Sundiata Keita” literally translates to “lion prince.” But because of the king’s hardships as a boy, Malians have a superstitious aversion to the name.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sundiata Keita
		Sundiata Keita established his capital at his home village of Niani, Mali, near the present-day Malian border with Guinea.
		Sundiata Keita died in 1255, probably of drowning.
		Sundiata is possibly identical with Marijata, also celebrated as founder of Mali empire in one or more pieces of oral history recorded by the Arab historian Ibn Khaldun in the late 14th century.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sundiata_Keita (754 words)

	African Music Encyclopedia: Salif Keita
		Salif Keita, born in 1949 in Djoliba, is sometimes called the Golden Voice of Africa.
		He is a direct descendent of Sundiata Keita, the Mandinka warrior king who founded the Malian empire in the 13th century.
		Keita's music blends together the traditional griot music of his Malian childhood with other West African influences from Guinea, the Ivory Coast, and Senegal, along with influences from Cuba, Spain, and Portugal, and an unmistakably overall Islamic sound.
	www.africanmusic.org /artists/salif.html (0 words)

	1. Mali. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Sundiata Keita, military leader of Mali, defeated Sumanguru (r.
		Sundiata united the various Malinke clans and chiefdoms in the surrounding territories into the powerful Mali empire, the successor of Ghana.
		Death of Mansa Musa II ushered in a succession crisis in Malian Empire between descendants of Sundiata and Sundiata's younger brother, Mande Bory.
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	Mali--Formation of Empire
		Soon after his victory, Sundiata instituted sweeping changes in the organization of Malinke government and society, at least as the epics tell it.
		Sundiata also set up an administrative system based on provinces, which accommodated regional desires for a degree of self-government while allowing the mansa to retain ultimate control over what was fast becoming the empire of Mali.
		A short period of instability was overcome by the usurper Sakura, a military leader under Sundiata and according to some sources a former slave.
	webusers.xula.edu /jrotondo/Kingdoms/Mali/Formation02.htm (168 words)

	The Globalist \| Global Music -- Salif Keita: Blonde Ambition
		Born in 1949, the musician descended from the founder of Mali's kingdom in the 13th century — Sundiata Keita.
		Keita moved even further away from Africa in the 1980s, when he resettled in Paris among that city's large community of expatriate Malians.
		Yet, Salif Keita's message is not meant to put anyone to sleep, but rather to wake his listeners (and all Africans, especially) to their own positive nature.
	www.theglobalist.com /DBWeb/printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=2737 (872 words)

	Story of Sundiata (1190?-1255)
		Sundiata, the first known king of Mali, was born the youngest of eleven brothers, according to one legend.
		Sundiata was born to Nare and his second wife Sogolon Conde as a crippled and weak child.
		Sundiata became the Mansa king of kings or emperor of Mali, which at one time was part of Ghana, and established his capital at Niani, on the upper Niger.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/3872/sunstory.html (1017 words)

	PLAYAHATA.COM
		The historical founder of Mali was Sundjata Keita or Sundiata.
		Under Sundiata and his immediate successors, Mali expanded rapidly west to the Atlantic Ocean, south deep into the forest, east beyond the Niger River, and north to the salt and copper mines of the Sahara.
		Either the grandson or the grandnephew of Sundiata Keita, Musa came to the throne in 1307.
	www.playahata.com /pages/bhfigures/bhfigures6.html (1100 words)

	FESTIVAL SUNDIATA - WELCOME
		Sundiata was the son of Nare Fa Maghan, king of the Mandingo, and Sogolon Conde.
		Sundiata then outlined the Constitution and administrative structures of this union, laying the foundations of the Empire of Mali that stretched from the forests of the south far into the Sahara, north of the great Niger River bend.
		Festival Sundiata named in honor of Sundiata Keita (1210-1260) the historic and legendary Mansa (King of Kings) of the Mali Empire in West Africa, celebrates the popular traditions of this national hero.
	www.festivalsundiata.org (0 words)

	BéréSanké Percussion, Kocassalé Dioubaté, Hand-made drums, Courses, Performances
		Sundiata Keita - The Rise of the Mali Empire
		Sundiata Keita established the new capital at his home village of Niani, near the Malian border of present-day Guinea, and spent the rest of his life developing its wealth.
		Sundiata Keita died in 1255, while crossing the Sankarini River, where a shrine remains today.
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	Early African Empires and their Global Connections
		SUNDIATA KEITA [Son-Jara] (Lion of Mali): Legendary founder of Mali Empire and hero of the SUNDIATA EPIC.
		Sundiata's childhood was shaped by a crippling disability; unable to bend his legs, Sundiata had to crawl on the ground making him an object of scorn.
		Sundiata sought to reduce tensions between clans by setting up "joking relationships" between them that obligated their members to treat each other as kin.
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	Salif Keita Biography
		Born In Mali, West Africa in 1949, he comes from a noble lineage, a direct descendent of Sundiata Keita, the Mandinka warrior king who founded the Malian empire in the 13th century.
		Salif Keita was born an albino - a sign of bad luck and was shunned and ostracised by his family and community alike.
		By 1977, Salif Keita composed Mandjou, a track which is seen to be a key signature tune of his.
	www.panafricanallstars.com /biography/salifkeita.asp (296 words)

	BBC - Search results for sundiata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Sundiata is an African classic, an epic tale of the oral tradition, and will be broadcast on 21 June.
		Mali emerged against the back-drop of a declining of Ghana under the dynamic leadership of Sundiata of the Keita clan.
		His ancestors on his father's side reach back to Mali's founding king, Sundiata Keita, and it is highly unusual that someone from this background should become a musician.
	search.bbc.co.uk /cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=all&edition=i&q=sundiata&go.x=22&go.y=10 (313 words)

	Sundiata Keita
		In the Epic of Sundiata (also spelled Son-Jara), NarÃ© Maghann KonatÃ© (also called Maghan Kon Fatta or Maghan the Handsome) was a Mandinka king who one day received a divine hunter at his court.
		Soumaoro KantÃ© disappears in the Koulikoro mountains, and Sundiata assumes the title "Mansa," "king of kings," as the first ruler of the Mali Empire.
		Sundiata is possibly identical with Marijata, also celebrated as founder of Mali empire in one or more pieces of oral history recorded by the Arab historian Ibn Khaldun in the late 14th century.
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	Sundiata (Sondiata and Mansa Musa on the Web)
		Sundiata Keita or Mari Diata from Encarta Africana.
		Family tree of the character in the Sundiata epic from Monomyth which provides teaching resources based on a Cambell-ian (ie., Jungian/structuralist) approach to myth.
		The Sundiata, An Outline by Janice Siegel, apparently an out-branch of Dr.
	www.isidore-of-seville.com /mansa/1.html (0 words)

	Manding Jata - African Music and Dance
		The story defines the courageous struggle of Sundiata Keita, 12th son of the first king of Mali.
		The epic legend of Sundiata is recalled by the "Jali", an hereditary musical historian with direct lineage to the royal courts of 13th century Mali.
		Sundiata culminates with a carnival on the mythical streets of Timbuktu, celebrating peace and unity across the great Manding Empire, also known poetically as "TILIBO", "the place where the sun comes up".
	www.manding.net /sunjata.html (269 words)

	Sundiata keita mali (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
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	Battle of Kirina at AllExperts
		Sundiata Keita's forces roundly defeated those of Sumanguru KantÃ©, guaranteeing the pre-eminence of Keita's new Mali Empire over West Africa.
		Sundiata Keita's forces were victorious, and marched on to raze Sosso.
		The story of the battle is retold in the Epic of Sundiata, widely considered Mali's national epic.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/battle_of_kirina.htm (327 words)

	HISTORY OF MALI
		The most often told history is the story of the first ruler of the Malian Empire, Sundiata Keita ("Mali: Africa's…" 1196-97).
		Sundiata had seized the territories through which gold was traded giving Mali a firm grip on the monopoly.
		Since Sundiata was a devout Muslim, he was able to establish commercial relations with the Muslims in northern Africa and the Middle East.
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	ARTSEDGE: Sundiata, Mali's Lion King
		This lesson introduces the legendary Malian king Sundiata Keita, known as the Lion King of Mali, by using elements of traditional Malian festivals.
		As students learn about Sundiata's thirteenth-century battle to liberate his people from an oppressive ruler, they will recreate the story in a masked festival that takes elements from two of the most important Malian ceremonies: the Dama and the Sirige.
		Kouyate, the 149th descendent of King Sundiata Keita's royal griot, keeps the tradition of sung/spoken history alive in this dynamic recording.
	artsedge.kennedy-center.org /content/2352 (0 words)

	SalifKeita
		The celebrated Keita, known for his uniquely soulful and operatic voice that blends western electronics with his original West African style, is busy criss-crossing the country at major venues, with a recent stop at New York’s Irving Plaza.
		On the classic Ana Na Ming, Keita, partnered solely with his sumptuous vocals and guitar, sings of a trip he took on a private getaway to an African island where he eventually starts longing for the companionship of a woman.
		As an albino, he is founder of the world-wide SOS Albino organization, head of the Moffou social club he recently opened in Mali to preserve the musical traditions and general culture of the country and is an avowed advocate for political stability in his homeland.
	www.africasounds.com /Salif_Keita.htm (733 words)

	EMC/Paradigm: School Resource Center: Literature Resource Center: Understanding Literature, Grade 10: Unit 1 The Oral ...
		Sundiata Keita is the King Arthur and George Washington of MaliHowever, Arthur is a mythical king; there is no evidence that he ever lived.
		Sundiata’s story is full of legend, but he, too, really lived.
		Sundiata should be seen as a three-dimensional man of his time and not just a mythic figure.
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	Sundiata Keita — FactMonster.com
		This marked the decline of the Soso Empire.
		Mari Diata then took the name “Sundiata” meaning “lion prince.” “Keita” is the name of his dynasty.
		With his capital at Niani, Sundiata consolidated his power over the Malinké and forged the Mali Empire.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0900116.html (170 words)

	The Story of Africa\| BBC World Service
		Mali emerged against the back-drop of a declining of Ghana under the dynamic leadership of Sundiata of the Keita clan.
		Sundiata Keita rose to power by defeating the king of the Sosso - Soumaoro (Sumanguru), known as the Sorcerer King, in 1235.
		He is the descendant of Mansa Sundiata, born into a noble but poor family.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/4chapter3.shtml (0 words)

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