Niani was a Mandinka kingdom located on the north bank of the Gambia River from approximately the 14th to the late 19th century in what is now The Gambia and Senegal.
Niani was a Mandinka kingdom located on the north bank of the Gambia River from approximately the 14th to the late 19th century in what is now The Gambia...
Niani may refer to: Niani District, a district of the Central River Division of the Gambia The KingdomofNiani, a pre-colonial kingdom which gave its...
Niani District is one of the ten districts of the Central River Division of the Gambia. It is named after the KingdomofNiani, a pre-colonial Mandinka...
final rejection of the identification of the site ofNiani (Republic of Guinea) with the capital of the kingdomof Mali". P@lethnology: 235–252. ISSN 2108-6532...
battle fighting against the KingdomofNiani, but left behind a kingdom that was the most powerful state on the north bank of the Gambia. Jalali's death...
The Kingdomof Niumi, also known as the Kingdomof Barra, was a West African nation at the Gambia River. Niumi was located at the mouth of the river, and...
faama of the city ofNiani. It is through Lahilatoul that the Keita clan becomes a ruling dynasty, though only over the small area around Niani. There...
vassal kingdom—Walo, Takrur, Kayor, Baol, Sine, Salum, Wuli, and Niani—recognized the hegemony of Jolof and paid tribute." The Serer Kingdomsof Sine and...
1751 he also conquered Niani, making the Mansa of the rump-state Mali Empire a vassal.: 333 During this time he founded the city of Bla as an outpost and...
Imamate of Futa Toro, a successor to the kingdomof Takrur. Serer and Wolof alliances were broken. In 1545 to 1546, the Songhai Empire took Niani. After...
transliterated as Combo) was a kingdom and later a chieftaincy in Gambia during the colonial period. Kombo was part of the Mali Empire and gained independence...
Mamadou II, was mansa ("king of kings") of the Mali Empire from 1496 to 1559. He was the last mansa to rule from Niani and is known as the mansa under...
being molested. The head of the Kondé clan ruled the Sankarani River region near the imperial capital ofNiani. The title of Sankar-Zouma, also known...
ancient center of learning Sankore Madrasah (or University of Sankore) was constructed during his reign. In Niani, Musa built the Hall of Audience, a building...
resources for the population of hunters. Those not living in the mountains formed small city-states such as Toron, Ka-Ba and Niani. The Keita dynasty from...
the expense of the native Jallonke people. From his base in the mountains, Koli attacked the kingdomsof Wuli and Niani on the north bank of the Gambia...
Toubakouta in Niani, launching his next attack against the Kingdomof Wuli in July 1887. The capital was sacked and the king, another puppet of the French...
reigning Buurba of the empire signaled the end of Jolof hegemony over Cayor, Baol, Saloum, Sine, Wuli, Niani, and Waalo. The Lamane of Cayor Dece Fu Njogu...
established his capital at Niani, near the present-day Malian border with Guinea. Assisted by his generals, Tiramakhan being one of the most prominent, he...
of the Kaabu Empire The Sack ofNiani Further losses April 26, 1599 Battle of Jenné 1578 — 1603 Campaigns of Ahmad al-Mansur of the Saadi dynasty of Morocco...
Zimbabwe. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Niani, Guinea – lost capital of the Mali Empire Lost City of the Kalahari – possibly invented Itjtawy, Egypt...
domination of the river for the next century and a half. During this period, kingdoms along the river Gambia included Niumi (also known as Barra), Niani, Kantora...
The Malay Sultanate of Malacca Capital: Malacca Maldives – Sultanate of the Maldives Capital: Malé Mali – Mali Empire Capital: Niani village Malwa – Malwa...
This is a list of all present sovereign states in Africa and their predecessors. The region of Africa is generally defined geographically to include the...
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