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The name 'Keita', meaning 'heritage taker', post-dates the rise of the empire. Sundiata was likely a Konate, and is praised as such in oral histories. It is unclear when the name shifted.
Most of the names of the imperial mansas of Mali are known through the works of Ibn Khaldun. Historian Francois-Xavier Fauvelle has postulated a long-running dynastic competition between two branches of the dynasty, which he terms the Maridjatids and the Abubakrids after their founders. The Maridjatids (descendants of Sundiata by the male line) are best remembered in oral tradition, while written accounts by Arab sources focus on the Abubakrids.
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. 1235—1255 | Mari Djata I (Sundiata) | Son of Manghan Kon Fatta | Maridjatids (founder) |
| c. 1255—1270 | Uli Keita | Son of Mari Djata I | Maridjatids |
| c. 1270—1274 | Wati Keita | Son of Mari Djata I | Maridjatids |
| c. 1274—1275 | Khalifa Keita | Son of Mari Djata I | Maridjatids |
| c. 1275—1285 | Abubakari Keita I | Son of Mari Djata's daughter | Abubakrids (founder) |
| c. 1285—1300 | Sakura | Usurper | |
| c. 1300—1305 | Gao Keita | Maridjatids | |
| c. 1305—1312 | Mohammed ibn Gao Keita | Maridjatids | |
| 1312—1337 | Mansa Musa Keita I | Abubakrids | |
| 1337—1341 | Maghan Keita I | Abubakrids | |
| 1341—1360 | Souleyman Keita | Co-ruler: Kassi | Abubakrids |
| 1360 | Camba Keita | Abubakrids | |
| 1360—1374 | Mari Djata Keita II | Abubakrids | |
| 1374—1387 | Musa Keita II | Abubakrids | |
| 1387—1389 | Maghan Keita II | Abubakrids | |
| 1389—1390 | Sandaki | Usurper | |
| 1390—1404 | Maghan Keita III
(also known as Mahmud Keita I) |
Maridjatids | |
| 1404—c. 1440 | Musa Keita III | ||
| c.1460—1480/1481 | Uli Keita II | ||
| 1480/1481—1496 | Mahmud Keita II
(also known as Mamadou Keita) |
||
| 1496—1559 | Mahmud Keita III | ||
| 1559—c.1590 | Unknown mansa or vacancy | ||
| c.1590—c.1610 | Mahmud Keita IV | Empire collapses after death of Mahmud Keita IV. |
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| c.1610—c.1660 | Unknown number of mansas | |
| c.1660—c.1670 | Mama Maghan | Capital moved from Niani to Kangaba after botched attack on Segou. |
- Jansen, Jan. “In Defense of Mali’s Gold: The Political and Military Organization of the Northern Upper Niger, c. 1650–c. 1850.” Journal of West African History, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, pp. 1–36. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.14321/jwestafrihist.1.1.0001. Accessed 20 Oct. 2024.
- Fauvelle, Francois-Xavier (2022). Les masques et la mosquée - L’empire du Mâli XIIIe XIVe siècle. Paris: CNRS Editions. ISBN 2271143713.