Encyclopedia - Mansa: Encyclopedia - Mansa
Mansa is a Mandinka word meaning "king of kings." It is particularly associated with the Keita dynasty of the Mali Empire, which dominate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abu Bakr Mansa: Encyclopedia - Abu Bakr Mansa
Abu Bakr was the fifth mansa of the Mali Empire, reigning from roughly 1275 to 1285. The grandson of legendary founder Sundiata Keita thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sundiata Keita: Encyclopedia Ii - Sundiata Keita - The Epic Of Sundiata
In the Epic of Sundiata, Naré Maghann Konaté (also called Maghan Kon Fatta or Maghan the Handsome) was a Mandinka king who one day rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1324: Encyclopedia - 1324
1324 - Events. Publication of Defensor pacis by Marsilius of Padua Mansa Kankan Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire arrives in Cairo on h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1352: Encyclopedia - 1352
1352 - Events. June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. June 27 - Zug joins the Swiss Confederation. December 18 - Innocent VI i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mali Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Mali Empire - Height Of Glory
Sundiata's grandnephew, Mansa Kankan Musa I or Musa I, ruled over the Mali Empire while it was the source of almost half the world's gold...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mali Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Mali Empire - Sundiata
After the Ghana Empire had been weakened the Soso Kingdom filled the power vacuum and conquered many surrounding peoples including the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mali Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Mali Empire - Decline And Fall
Not long after Musa's reign, the Empire of Mali went into decline. A civil war followed the 1360 death of Musa's brother Suleyman and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Guinea: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Guinea - Colonial Era
The slave trade came to the coastal region of Guinea with European adventurers in the 16th century. Slavery had always been part of every...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sierra Leone: Encyclopedia Ii - Sierra Leone - Geography
Main article: Geography of Sierra Leone Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sikasso: Encyclopedia Ii - Sikasso - History
Sikasso was founded at the beginning of the nineteenth century by Mansa Douala. The town was a small village until 1876 when Tieba TraorÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Mali: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Mali - History
During the 9th century, Muslim Berber and Tuareg merchants brought Islam southward into West Africa. Islam also spread in the region by t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pancha Makara: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Pancha Makara
Pancha makara: the five tantric practices: mansa(meat), madhya(wine), matsya(fish), mudra(grain), and maithuna(sexual intercourse) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trigunas: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Trigunas
The Trigunas   Just as the doshas are the essential components of the body, the three gunas - Satwa, Rajas and Tamas - are the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bathinda: Encyclopedia - Bathinda
Bathinda is a city in Punjab state of northwestern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. Climate: Summer te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punjab India: Encyclopedia Ii - Punjab India - History Since Partition
The Indian state of Punjab was created in 1947, when the Partition of India split the former Raj province of Punjab between India and Pak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Indian Princely States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Indian Princely States - Alphabetical List Of Former British India's Princely States
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Geographical and administrative assigning is indicative, as various names and borde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Guinea: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Guinea - Independence
In 1958 the French Fourth Republic collapsed due to political instability and its failures in dealing with its colonies, especially Indoc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Modern Entities
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year. Lists of office-holders - Africa. Algeria Heads of state of Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Modern Entities
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year. Lists of office-holders - Middle East & North Africa. Alger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Indian Princely States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Indian Princely States - Indian Princely States At The Time Of Independence On August 15 1947
There have been various differences in organisation before, repeatedly quite significant, during the British raj. List of Indian Princel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of Modern Subnational Entities
Lists of office-holders - Australia. Premiers of New South Wales Premiers of Queensland Premiers of South Australia Premiers of Tasman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of International Organizations
See also international organization leaders by year. President of the European Commission United Nations Secretary-General United Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Defunct Entities
Lists of office-holders - Ancient world. Akkad Kings of Akkad Gutian kings Assyria Kings of Assyria Athens King of Athens Archo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of International Organizations
See also international organization leaders by year. President of the European Commission United Nations Secretary-General United Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Defunct Entities
Lists of office-holders - Ancient world. Akkad Kings of Akkad Gutian kings Assyria Kings of Assyria Athens King of Athens Archo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of Modern Subnational Entities
Lists of office-holders - Australia. Premiers of New South Wales Premiers of Queensland Premiers of South Australia Premiers of Tasman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punjab India: Encyclopedia Ii - Punjab India - Religion
Punjab is one of the five states in India that does not have a Hindu majority. Sikhism is the main religion of Indian Punjab, and is the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punjab India: Encyclopedia Ii - Punjab India - Agriculture
The historical Punjab, is considered one of the most fertile regions on Earth. The region is ideal for wheat-growing. Rice, sugar cane, f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Guinea: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Guinea - Empires
The modern state of Guinea did not come into existence until 1898 but the history of the area stretches back much further. West Africa sa...   » Read the article