Twelve Doors of Mali
The Twelve Doors of Mali were the possessions of the Mansa (emperor) of the medieval Mali Empire which was established in c.. 1235 following The Battle of Kirina. These lands were either allied to or conquered by Sundiata Keita (the first Emperor of Imperial Mali) on his campaign to free the Mandinka heartland from the Sosso kingdom of Kaniaga. The Twelve Doors Following his victory at Kirina, Sundiata Keita united the twelve towns of Mande known as the "twelve doors of Mali." He pacified these twelve towns and went on to bring prosperity to the land The twelve doors of Mali are listed below: Bambougou, conquered by Fakoli Koroma The lands of the Bozo people, allied to Mali Djedeba, allied to Mali Do, from which all future Keita queens (such as Sogolon Condé, Sundiata's mother) would come from, allied to Mali Jalo, conquered by Fran Kamara Kaniaga, conquered by Mari Djata I (commonly known as Sundiata Keita) Kri, allied to Mali Oualata, conquered by Mari Djata I Siby, allied to Mali Tabon, allied to Mali Toron, allied to Mali Zaghari, allied to Mali Historical significance The twelve doors were the base of the Manden Kurufa (Manden Federation). With future conquests