Musa II of Mali explained

Fadima Musa
Reign: 1374 – 1387
Succession:Mansa of Mali
Predecessor:Mari Diata II
Successor:Maghan II
Father:Mari Diata II
Death Date:1387
Death Place:Mali Empire
Dynasty:Keita
Religion:Islam

Musa II was mansa of the Mali Empire from 1374 to 1387.

Musa II took the throne following the death of his father, Mansa Mari Diata II. He turned away from the tyrannical practices of his father, but was sidelined by a powerful vizier named Mari Djata. During his reign the eastern provinces centered around Gao began to split off from the empire. A war with the Berbers for control of Gao devastated the city.[1] Mari Djata's troops, however, laid siege to Takedda (or, according to another interpretation, Tadmekka) and forced a peace deal.[2]

Upon his death in 1387, Musa II was succeeded by his brother Maghan II.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Social History of Timbuktu: The Role of Muslim Scholars and Notables 1400-1900. Saad. Elias N.. 14 July 1983. Cambridge University Press. 0521246032. Cambridge History of Science Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. 29–30.
  2. Book: Cuoq . Joseph . Recueil des sources arabes concernant l'Afrique occidentale du VIIIeme au XVIeme siècle (Bilād Al-Sūdān) . 1985 . Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique . Paris . 350.
  3. Book: Gomez . Michael . African dominion : a new history of empire in early and medieval West Africa . 2018 . Princeton University Press . Princeton, NJ . 151 . 9780691177427.