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History of Mali |
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Pre-Imperial Mali |
Ghana Empire (c. 700 – c. 1200) |
Mali Empire (c. 1235–1670) |
Gao Empire (9th century–1430) |
Songhai Empire (1464–1591) |
After the Empires, 1591–1892 |
French colonization |
After Independence |
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The Twelve Doors of Mali[1][2] were the possessions of the Mansa (emperor) of the medieval Mali Empire which was established in c.. 1235 following The Battle of Kirina.[3] These lands were either allied to or conquered by Sundiata Keita (the first Emperor of Imperial Mali)[2] on his campaign to free the Mandinka heartland from the Sosso kingdom of Kaniaga.