Battle of Kirina

When

1235

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

12.31° N, 8.15° W

Description

1235 confrontation between the Sosso king Sumanguru Kanté and the Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita

Battle in Mali, c. 1235

The Battle of Kirina, also known as the Battle of Krina or siege of Karina, was a confrontation between Sosso king Sumanguru Kanté and Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita's forces roundly defeated those of Sumanguru Kanté, guaranteeing the pre-eminence of Keita's new Mali Empire over West Africa.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Approximate date – Battle of Kirina: Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita defeats Sosso king Soumaoro Kanté, beginning the Mali Empire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Frühjahr: In der Schlacht von Kirina siegt Sundiata Keïta, König des Malireichs, über das ehemals dominante Reich von Ghana, das danach endgültig zerfällt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En Afrique occidentale, Soundjata Keïta écrase à Kirina l'armée de Soumaoro Kanté, un chef de clan qui avait unifié le Sosso à son profit”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En la primavera (abril-junio), 44 km al suroeste de la ciudad de Bamako (capital de la actual Malí)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page