Bambara Empire

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The Bambara Empire was a powerful 17th–19th century West African state centered in present-day Mali, known for its military expansion, vibrant trade, and rich Bambara cultural traditions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bamana Empire 2
Bambara Empire canonical 2
Bambara Empire of Ségou 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African empire ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
pre-colonial African state ⓘ
agriculturalProduct cotton ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
alternateName Bamana Empire ⓘ
linked to: Bambara Empire

Bamana Kingdom ⓘ
artForm sculpture ⓘ
wooden masks ⓘ
capital Ségou ⓘ
Ségou-Koro ⓘ
linked to: Ségou
conflict conflicts with the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
wars with the Fulani states ⓘ
wars with the Kaarta kingdom ⓘ
conqueredBy French Third Republic ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
coreTerritory present-day Mali ⓘ
culturalPractice age-grade associations ⓘ
initiation societies ⓘ
masking traditions ⓘ
currency cowrie shells ⓘ
dateOfConquest late 19th century ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
endTime 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bambara people ⓘ
floruit 18th century ⓘ
followedBy French Sudan ⓘ
foundationPlace Ségou ⓘ
foundedBy Bitòn Coulibaly ⓘ
linked to: Biton Coulibaly
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hasCapitalOnRiver Niger River ⓘ
knownFor Bambara cultural traditions ⓘ
military expansion ⓘ
resistance to French colonial expansion ⓘ
resistance to Islamic jihads ⓘ
vibrant trade ⓘ
language Bambara language ⓘ
legalSystem customary Bambara law ⓘ
locatedIn West Africa ⓘ
militaryFeature cavalry ⓘ
professional army ⓘ
use of firearms ⓘ
namedAfter Bambara people ⓘ
notableRuler Bitòn Coulibaly ⓘ
linked to: Biton Coulibaly

Monzon Diarra ⓘ
linked to: Ngolo Diarra

Ngolo Diarra ⓘ
partOf Niger River valley polities ⓘ
linked to: Sahelian kingdoms
peakUnderRuler Monzon Diarra ⓘ
linked to: Ngolo Diarra

Ngolo Diarra ⓘ
precededBy Songhai Empire ⓘ
region Upper Niger region ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
traditional Bambara religion ⓘ
socialGroup artisans ⓘ
griots ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
warrior class ⓘ
socialStructure hierarchical caste system ⓘ
startTime 17th century ⓘ
tradeGood gold ⓘ
kola nuts ⓘ
salt ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
tradeRoute trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ségou → formerCapitalOf → Bambara Empire ⓘ
Bambara people → historicalState → Bamana Empire ⓘ
linked to: Bambara Empire
Biton Coulibaly → empireFounded → Bambara Empire ⓘ
Biton Coulibaly → successorState → Bambara Empire of Ségou ⓘ
linked to: Bambara Empire
Ngolo Diarra → expanded → Bambara kingdom of Ségou ⓘ
linked to: Bambara Empire
Bambara Empire → alternateName → Bamana Empire ⓘ
linked to: Bambara Empire