Battle of Kirina

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    Communities in Contact: How Conflicting Ideals Can Shape a Community If we do not have contact with others, would defining who we are even be necessary? The answer is no. If there were no other groups in which we communicated with, we would not need to separate ourselves. It is through interactions with other groups that we decide what will distinguish us as a people. This can mean the absorption of another’s ideals or the complete rejection of them. Either way, the contact is necessary for defining

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    are 11 million Mandinka individuals in West Africa today. In 1235 the ascent of the new kingdom of Mali and Lord Sundiata 's rule started. This happened in the Clash of Kirina, which created Lord Sumanguru to end his rule and the fall of Ghana. Sundiata was the ruler of Mali. He didn 't battle again after the Skirmish of Kirina. Sundiata 's objective was to reestablish thriving to his kingdom. Mali turned into a beneficial cultivating district and economy depended on exchange. Salt and gold mines

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    The Sunjata

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    tribulations turned him into the great man he once was. Sunjata listened to the request of his people to come back to Kangaba to enable them to reclaim their freedom. He gathered a coalition of Malinke chiefdom's and in1235 drove them to triumph in the Battle of Kirina. As indicated by popular tradition, he triumphed on the grounds that he was an overall better magician than his rival. This triumph marked the start of the Mali Empire.Keita consolidated his power among the Malinke individuals and set up a solid

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    Sundiata Book Report

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    made peace with many different groups of people, so Sundiata goes out to find these people and to enlist them in his army. Sundiata and his army try to defeat this sorcerer, but fail to win because of the sorcerer’s magical powers. At the largest battle, Sundiata crafts a magical arrow that weakens the sorcerer and causes him to run away. Sundiata pursues the sorcerer and eventually kills him in a cave. After this victory, Sundiata returns to Niane and founds the Mali Empire. Sundiata splits the

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    headman of the village Kangaba. During this time, he organized a private army gaining their trust and respect before challenging the powers of the neighbouring Susu people. In 1235, he and his army were able to defeat King Sumaoro Kante in the Battle of Kirina, forcing the former tributary states of Kaniaga to acknowledge his suzerainty. Eventually he was able to raze Kumi, the former capital of

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