The Empire of Mali - The Twang of a Bow - Extra History - Part 1

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  @extrahistory · 8 years ago · pinned

  In a tense battle over the fallen capital of the Ghana Empire, Sundiata&apos;s bow bends, the string twangs, and the arrow flies… or so the great epic of the Mandinka says. And from this battle, the Empire of Mali will be born. <br><br>Support Extra History on Patreon and get perks! <a href="http://patreon.com/extracredits">patreon.com/extracredits</a>

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  @ShnoogleMan · 8 years ago

  We definitely needed some African history. It&apos;s almost always overlooked.

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  @mehmeh2255 · 8 years ago

  Drowned or shot at a festival. <br>.<br>.<br>.<br>Sources vary. <br>History is fun like that.

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  @friendlybanana4960 · 8 years ago

  This is one of those series where I know literally nothing about the topic. Thank you Extra Credits and their Patreon supporters for letting me learn about something completely strange to me :)

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  @nerdaphim · 8 years ago

  Omg could you belive how diferent the world would be if the mali empire had managed to settle in south america before the europeans?

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  @the_annanomaly · 8 years ago

  I&apos;m literally doing an essay on Monday about Ghana, Mali, and Songhai... Talk about perfect timing.

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  @Achillez098 · 8 years ago

  Total War: Thrones of Ghana<br>Game of Thrones: Song of Gold and Sand

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  @DragoniteSpam · 8 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkayShPilkw&amp;t=440">7:20</a> &quot;Two sons(ish) splitting the country in a civil war&quot; is a pattern that seems to repeat a bit in history, doesn&apos;t it? :P

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  @Jebbtube · 8 years ago

  When a source claims that their enemy kept severed heads as trophies, wore human skin sandals, and was a sorcerer, you might wanna take that source with just a hint o&apos; salt.

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  @gensaikuroki1793 · 8 years ago (edited)

  WOOHOO! West African Empires!!!<br><br>I hope this channel does more West African Empires such as Songhai, Mandinka, Kanem-Borno, Asante, Benin, Oyo and the various caliphates such as Sokoto and Segu. <br><br>I&apos;m a descendant of the Oyo Empire myself

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  @flerkan2802 · 8 years ago

  How rich was Mali? So extremly rich that europeans drew Mansa Musa, the richest Mansa of Mali, on their maps. Mansa Musa also despbalised the economies of north Africa as he went to meck and back

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  @JunkPhuJP · 8 years ago

  Out of curiosity, has there been any expeditions to search for Mali&apos;s lost exploratory fleet, either back then or in modern times?

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