Sandaki (mansa)

Mari Djata
Mansa of Mali
Reignc. 1389 – c. 1390
PredecessorMaghan II
SuccessorMahmud
Diedc. 1390
Mali Empire
Burial
Keita
ReligionIslam

Sandaki, also known as Sandiki or Santigi, was the Mansa of the Mali Empire from 1388 to 1389.[1][2] According to Ibn Khaldun Sandaki was not his name but rather his title, the Mandinka word for 'vizier'.[3] His real name is unknown.

Rule

Sandaki was a member of the imperial council and married to the mother of Mansa Musa II.[1] When Mansa Musa II died in 1387, the throne went to his brother Maghan II, but he was killed about a year later.[1] Sandaki took power for himself, but was soon killed by Mahmud, a descendant of Sundiata based in the pagan south.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Conrad, David C. (2010). Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay. Infobase Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-60413-164-2.
  2. ^ Martin, J. P. (2016-11-21). African Empires: Volume 1: Your Guide to the Historical Record of Africa. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4907-7799-3.
  3. ^ a b Cuoq, Joseph, ed. (1985). Recueil des sources arabes concernant l'Afrique occidentale du VIIIeme au XVIeme siècle (Bilād Al-Sūdān). Paris: Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. p. 350.
Preceded by Mansa of the Mali Empire
1389–1390 		Succeeded by
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