Musa II was mansa of the Mali Empire from 1374 to 1387.
| Fadima Musa | |
|---|---|
| Mansa of Mali | |
| Reign | c. 1374 – 1387 |
| Predecessor | Mari Djata II |
| Successor | Maghan II |
| Died | 1387 Mali Empire |
| Dynasty | Keita |
| Father | Mari Djata II |
| Religion | Islam |
Musa II took the throne following the death of his father, Mansa Mari Diata II. He turned away from the tyrannical practices of his father, but was sidelined by a powerful vizier named Mari Djata. During his reign the eastern provinces centered around Gao began to split off from the empire.[1] A war with the Berbers for control of Gao devastated the city.[2] Mari Djata's troops, however, laid siege to Takedda (or, according to another interpretation, Tadmekka) and forced a peace deal.[3]
Upon his death in 1387, Musa II was succeeded by his brother Maghan II.[1]
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edit- ^ a b Gomez, Michael (2018). African dominion : a new history of empire in early and medieval West Africa. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780691177427.
- ^ Saad, Elias N. (14 July 1983). Social History of Timbuktu: The Role of Muslim Scholars and Notables 1400-1900 (Cambridge History of Science Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0521246032.
- ^ Cuoq, Joseph, ed. (1985). Recueil des sources arabes concernant l'Afrique occidentale du VIIIeme au XVIeme siècle (Bilād Al-Sūdān). Paris: Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. p. 350.
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