Sundiata (c. 1217 – c. 1255) was the founder of the Mali Empire and is celebrated as a hero of the Malinke people of West Africa in the Epic of Sundiata. Sundiata came back from exhile to defeat the enemy leader Sumanguru. This brought Mali into power and Sundiata was the first ruler of the civilization. The epic of Sundiata later influenced the popular Disney children’s movie “The Lion King”.
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