Lifespan of Sundiata Keita: Born 1210 Died 1255 (jan 1, 1210 – jan 1, 1255)
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Founder of the Kingdom of Mali. Defeated Ghana and captured its capital in 1240. United people of Northwest Africa and created a well run central government. Controlled territory stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Timbuktu (See map pg. 243).
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