Sundiata Keita's victory; Fall of Sosso; Creation of Mali Empire
Belligerents
Sosso
Mandinka
Commanders and leaders
Sumanguru Kanté
Sundiata Keita
The Battle of Kirina, also known as the Battle of Krina or siege of Karina (c. 1235), was a confrontation between Sosso king Sumanguru Kanté and Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita's forces roundly defeated those of Sumanguru Kanté, guaranteeing the pre-eminence of Keita's new Mali Empire over West Africa.[1]
^ abCarruth, Gorton, The encyclopedia of world facts and dates, pp 167, 1192 HarperCollins Publishers, 1993, ISBN 006270012X
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