Mansong Diarra Explained
| Type: | Monarchy |
| Mansong Diarra |
| Faama |
| Reign: | 1790-1808 |
| Predecessor1: | Ngolo Diarra |
| Successor1: | Da Diarra |
| House: | Ngolosi |
| Father: | Ngolo Diarra |
| Death Date: | 1808 |
| Religion: | traditional African religion |
Mansong Diarra (–1808), also rendered Monzon Jara,[1] was the faama of the Bambara Empire. Son of king Ngolo Diarra, he the throne of Ségou following his father's death in battle.[2] He earned renown as a great warrior, with defeats against several other groups, including Kaarta, Massina, Dogon, and Mossi.[1]
Mungo Park, passing through the Bambara capital of Ségou in 1797 recorded a testament to the Empire's prosperity under Mansong:
Mansong himself provided Park with a gift of 5000 cowries to help him on his travels.[3]
His son Da Diarra would succeed him after his death.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Book: Ajayi, J.F.A. . Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s . UNESCO . General history of Africa . 1989 . 978-92-3-101712-4 . 2 December 2022 . 683.
- Web site: Western and Central Sudan, 1600-1800 A.D.. https://web.archive.org/web/20031014163907/http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/09/sfw/ht09sfw.htm . 14 October 2003. Encompasses present-day Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, and eastern Chad.
- Book: Green . Toby . A Fistful of Shells . 2020 . Penguin Books . UK. 410 .
- Web site: Mali. Histoire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest . 26 March 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050326124844/http://www.histoire-afrique.org/article76.html?artsuite=6 . 26 March 2005 . dead . fr.
- Book: Kesteloot, L. . L'épopée Bambara de Ségou: Recueillie et traduite - Tome 1 . Editions L'Harmattan . v. 1 . 1993 . 978-2-296-25690-3 . fr . 2 December 2022 . 6.
