Sundiata Keita
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Sundiata Keita was a 13th-century West African ruler who established and unified the Mali Empire, laying the foundations for one of Africa’s greatest medieval states.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sundiata Keita canonical | 9 |
| Mansa Sundiata Keita | 1 |
| Soundiata Keita | 1 |
| Sunjata Keita | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3241980 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sundiata Keita Context triple: [Mali Empire, founder, Sundiata Keita]
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A.
Mansa
Mansa is a city in the Malwa region of Punjab, India, known primarily as an agricultural and cotton-growing center.
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B.
Shehu of Borno
The Shehu of Borno is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Kanuri people, historically ruling the Borno Empire in the Lake Chad region of West Africa.
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C.
Emir of Zazzau
The Emir of Zazzau is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Zazzau Emirate, centered in Zaria in present-day northern Nigeria.
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D.
Balewa Muhammad
Balewa Muhammad is a songwriter best known for co-writing Christina Aguilera’s hit single "Dirrty."
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E.
Boabdil
Boabdil was the final Nasrid sultan of Granada, whose 1492 surrender of the city to the Catholic Monarchs marked the end of Muslim rule in Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sundiata Keita Target entity description: Sundiata Keita was a 13th-century West African ruler who established and unified the Mali Empire, laying the foundations for one of Africa’s greatest medieval states.
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A.
Mansa
Mansa is a city in the Malwa region of Punjab, India, known primarily as an agricultural and cotton-growing center.
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B.
Shehu of Borno
The Shehu of Borno is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Kanuri people, historically ruling the Borno Empire in the Lake Chad region of West Africa.
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C.
Emir of Zazzau
The Emir of Zazzau is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Zazzau Emirate, centered in Zaria in present-day northern Nigeria.
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D.
Balewa Muhammad
Balewa Muhammad is a songwriter best known for co-writing Christina Aguilera’s hit single "Dirrty."
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E.
Boabdil
Boabdil was the final Nasrid sultan of Granada, whose 1492 surrender of the city to the Catholic Monarchs marked the end of Muslim rule in Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malian ruler
ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mari Djata
ⓘ
Soundiata Keita ⓘ
linked to:
Sundiata Keita
Sunjata ⓘ Sunjata Keita ⓘ
linked to:
Sundiata Keita
|
| associatedWith |
Griot oral tradition
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade expansion ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Kirina ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Niani ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mali ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of unity among Mandinka people ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Keita dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mandinka ⓘ |
| founded | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| genreOfSources |
epic poetry
ⓘ
oral history ⓘ |
| governmentForm | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Sahel ⓘ |
| influenced |
oral epic traditions in the Mandé world
ⓘ
political organization of medieval West Africa ⓘ |
| languageCommunity |
Mandé peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Mande peoples
|
| legacy |
considered a founding hero of Mali
ⓘ
laid foundations for one of Africa’s largest medieval empires ⓘ |
| name | Sundiata Keita ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeating the Sosso king Soumaoro Kanté
ⓘ
founding the Mali Empire ⓘ unifying Mandinka kingdoms ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| opponent | Soumaoro Kanté ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of West Africa
ⓘ
history of the Mali Empire ⓘ |
| realm | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | Lion King of Mali ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation | Epic of Sundiata ⓘ |
| successor | Mansa Uli ⓘ |
| title | Mansa of Mali ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sundiata Keita Description of subject: Sundiata Keita was a 13th-century West African ruler who established and unified the Mali Empire, laying the foundations for one of Africa’s greatest medieval states.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mandika
linked to: Sundiata Keita
linked to: Sundiata Keita
linked to: Sundiata Keita