Mali Empire

empire in West Africa from c.1230 to 1670
Organization historical_country Q184536
Mali Empire
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Mali Empire

Summary

Mali Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,679 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mali Empire's religion is recorded as traditional African religion[3].
  • Mali Empire is on the continent of Africa[4].
  • Mali Empire's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Mali Empire's instance of is recorded as empire[6].
  • Mali Empire's head of state is recorded as Mansa[7].
  • Mali Empire's capital is recorded as Kangaba[8].
  • Mali Empire's official language is recorded as Mande[9].
  • Mali Empire's currency is recorded as gold[10].
  • Mali Empire's basic form of government is recorded as empire[11].
  • Mali Empire's legislative body is recorded as Gbara[12].
  • Mali Empire's Commons category is recorded as Mali Empire[13].
  • 1235 marks the founding of Mali Empire[14].
  • Mali Empire was dissolved in 1670[15].
  • Mali Empire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mali Empire[16].
  • Mali Empire's replaces is recorded as Baté Empire[17].
  • Mali Empire's language used is recorded as Senegambian[18].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mali[19].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Senegal[20].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mauritania[21].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Burkina Faso[22].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Niger[23].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as The Gambia[24].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guinea-Bissau[25].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guinea[26].
  • Mali Empire's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ivory Coast[27].

Body

Founding

1235 marks the founding of Mali Empire[14].

Dissolution

Mali Empire was dissolved in 1670[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Mali Empire include Mali[28], a sovereign state[29], in Mali[30], founded in 1960[31].

Why It Matters

Mali Empire ranks in the top 2% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,679 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Mali[28], a sovereign state[29], in Mali[30], founded in 1960[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1670-00-00T00:00:00Z
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