This article is about historic Sosso or Susu state. For modern Susu or Soussou ethnic group in Guinea, see Susu people. For Susu or Soussou language, see Susu language. For other uses, see Susu (disambiguation).
Sosso Empire
Kaniaga
1076–c. 1235
Map of successor states to the Ghana Empire
Capital
Susu/Sosso
Common languages
Soninke
Religion
African traditional religion
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
8-13th century
• Fall of Koumbi Saleh to the Almoravids
1076
• Battle of Kirina
c. 1235
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ghana Empire
Mali Empire
Today part of
Mali
The Sosso Empire, also written as Soso or Susu, or alternatively Kaniaga, was kingdom of West Africa that originated as a vassal of the Ghana Empire before breaking away and conquering their former overlords. Inhabited by the Soninke ancestors of the modern-day Sosso people,[1] it was centered in the region south of Wagadou and north of Beledougou.[2] The empire peaked under the reign of Soumaoro Kante, who was defeated by the rising Mali Empire of Sundiata Keita.
^Conrad, David C. (2005). "Mali Empire, Sundiata and Origins of". In Shillington, Kevin (ed.). Encyclopedia of African History. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 918–919.
^Levtzion, Nehemia (1976). "The early states of the Western Sudan to 1500". In Ajayi, A.J. (ed.). History of West Africa (2nd. ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. p. 124. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
The SossoEmpire, also written as Soso or Susu, or alternatively Kaniaga, was kingdom of West Africa that originated as a vassal of the Ghana Empire before...
story of the formation of the Mali Empire, tells that a griot (praise-singer) named Bala Faséké Kouyaté convinced Sosso king Sumanguru Kante to employ him...
resembling Sharia. This resurgence did not last, however. By 1203, the Sosso rose against their masters and conquered Ghana. Oral historians link the...
the local people from the rule of the king of the SossoEmpire, Soumaoro Kanté. The conquest of Sosso in c. 1235 marked the emergence of Mali as a major...
c. 1240 Decline of the Ghana Empire c. 1,075 Almoravid conquest of the Ghana Empire c. 1100 — c. 1235 Aftermath and Sosso Occupation c. 1217 — c. 1230...
group in Guinea Susu language, language spoken by this ethnic group SossoEmpire, a twelfth-century Takrur kingdom of West Africa Susu (savings), an informal...
country's name. The Susu people are also referred to as Soosoo, Sossoé, Sosoe, Sosso, Soso, Sousou, Susso, Sussu, or Soussou. Most of those denominations are...
Kanem. The SossoEmpire sought to fill the void but was defeated (c. 1240) by the Mandinka forces of Sundiata Keita, founder of the new Mali Empire. The Mali...
breakaway region of the SossoEmpire which itself had split from the earlier Ghana Empire. Thereafter Mali defeated the Sosso at the Battle of Kirina...
Sosso (Susu); after 1235, the Mali Empire rose to dominate the region completely filling the imperial vacuum left by the once powerful Ghana Empire....
region. In the twelfth century, the remnants of the Ghana Empire were invaded by the SossoEmpire king Soumaoro Kanté. Muslim scholars from Walata (beginning...
There would be nine faamas of Niani prior to the founding of the Mali Empire. Its first mansa would be Sundiata Keita. This is when Mari Jata is crowned...
conquered or vassalized sequentially by the Wagadu, the SossoEmpire, the Mali Empire, and the Jolof Empire.: 72 Koli Tenguella founded the state of Denanke...
of North African traders. The SossoEmpire (12th to 13th centuries) flourished in the resulting void, and the Mali Empire came to prominence when Soundiata...
Kante and his Sosso kingdom. Mari Djata utilized the infantry resources of his allies within and outside of Manden proper to best the Sosso in several confrontations...
the SossoEmpire. The Mali Empire later formed on the upper Niger River, and reached the height of power in the 14th century. Under the Mali Empire, the...
century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages...
Diarra/Jara/Zara (1076–1860 AD) (at times vassal of Mali and Kaarta) SossoEmpire (1076–1235 AD) Bonoman Kingdom (11th–19th century AD) (List of rulers...
forces were victorious, and marched on to raze Sosso. The date is often cited as the beginning of the Mali Empire, which would control most of West Africa for...
the seat of several great empires which followed one another in Mali: the Ghana Empire, the SossoEmpire and the Mali Empire. The land of the Manding (or...
a series of brief kingdoms followed, notably that of the Sosso; after 1235, the Mali Empire rose to dominate the region, which traded with Bono state...
to Susu oral tradition, they Identify the Yalunka with the medieval SossoEmpire of Soumaoro Kanté. The earliest evidence suggests that sometime around...
powerful Sosso king. At The Battle of Kirina, Sundiata and his allies defeated the Sosso king, and he became the first Emperor of the Mali Empire. He was...
the Ghana Empire around 1100, the Mali Kingdom gained its independence. Initially, as small kingdom, it was conquered by the SossoEmpire in the twelfth...
AD) Ghana Empire, properly known as Wagadou (c. 300–c. 1200s) Gao Kingdom (c.800s-1430) SossoEmpire (c.1200-1235) Part of the Mali Empire (c.1240–1559)...
Sosso, a neighboring people of the Sudan. Traditions in Mali related that the Sosso attacked and took over Mali as well, and the ruler of the Sosso,...
autonomy. The Ghana Empire may have been established as early as the 3rd century CE. It was succeeded by the Sosso in 1230, the Mali Empire in the 13th century...
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