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References
- ↑ Person 1981, p. 643.
- ↑ Person 1981, p. 622.
- ↑ Niane, D.T.: "Recherches sur l'Empire du Mali au Moyen âge". Presence Africaine. Paris, 1975
- ↑ M. Ly-Tall, "The Decline of the Mali Empire", in D. T. Niane (ed.), General History of Africa, IV: Africa from theTwelfth to the Sixteenth Century (UNESCO, 1984), pp. 182–83.
Sources
- Person, Yves (1981). "Nyaani Mansa Mamudu et la fin de l 'empire du Mali". Le sol, la parole et l'écrit: Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny, Tome II. Paris: Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer. pp. 613–653. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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