Late Middle Ages · Africa · Politics

1310

Mansa Sakura restores Mali's fortunes

1310

A former royal slave who had seized the Mali throne made the long pilgrimage to Mecca, returning by the Red Sea caravan route only to be murdered by Afar raiders at Tadjoura. His reign briefly restored Mali's reach; the Keita dynasty would reclaim power and prepare the ground for Mansa Musa.

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Before and after in Africa

Before: 1308: Sultanate of Kilwa mints its first copper coins
After: 1312: Mansa Musa ascends the throne of Mali

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1309: Angkor's long decline
After: 1311: Alauddin Khalji builds Siri Fort in Delhi

Era

Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.