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Mandekalu army
Leaders
Farima-Soura and Sankaran-Zouma[1]
Dates of operation
1230–1610
Headquarters
Niani
Active regions
West Africa
Size
capable of 100,000 regular army[2]
Part of
Mali Empire
Opponents
Songhai, Jolof, Mossi, Tuareg & Fula
Battles and wars
Krina
The military history of the Mali Empire is that of the armed forces of the Mali Empire, which dominated Western Africa from the mid 13th to the late 15th century. The military culture of the empire's driving force, Mandinka people, influenced many later states in West Africa including break-away powers such as the Songhay and Jolof empires. Institutions from the Mali Empire also survived in the 19th century army of Samory Ture who saw himself as the heir to Old Mali's legacy.
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