The
Story of Sundiata,
the Lion King of Mali
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Come,
my friends, and hear the story of Sundiata, the great Lion King
of Mali, the most powerful empire in all of western Africa. I am
the Malinke griot Sokana Feremu, and my role is to remember the
tales of my people's past. None of our traditions is more glorious
than the story of Sundiata, who in 1235 reclaimed his father's small
kingdom and made it into a great empire.
Listen now
to my words, for I speak the truth.
Sundiatas
early life
Sundiatas
exile
Sundiata's
empire
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