Maghan III, also known as Mahmud I, was

mansa ''MANSA'' is a scale used to assess quality of life. Its name is short for ''Manchester, Short Assessment of Quality of Life''. It was developed by Priebe et al. References Notes References Further reading * * External links * {{Latin ...

of the

Mali Empire The Mali Empire (Manding languages, Manding: ''Mandé''Ki-Zerbo, Joseph: ''UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century'', p. 57. University of California Press, 1997. or ''Manden ...

from 1390 to about 1415, although the date for the end of his reign is highly speculative. He assumed the throne after killing the usurper

Sandaki Sandaki, also known as Sandiki or Santigi, was the Mansa of the Mali Empire from 1388 to 1389. According to Ibn Khaldun Sandaki was not his name but rather his title, the Mandinka word for 'vizier'. His real name is unknown. Rule Sandaki was a ...

, who had ruled for only two years. He came from the 'pagan lands' to the south of the empire, and claimed to be descended from

Mansa Qu Qu (also transliterated Gao), known in oral sources as Kon Mamadi, was Mansa of the Mali Empire between roughly 1300 and 1305. Qu assumed the throne following the murder of the usurper Sakura on his return from the hajj. Oral tradition says th ...

, thereby restoring the descendants of

Sunjata Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke: ; 1217 – c. 1255, N'Ko spelling: ; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He was also ...

to the throne, occupied since

Mansa Musa Mansa Musa (reigned ) was the ninth '' Mansa'' of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa's reign is often regarded as the zenith of Mali's power and prestige, although he features less in Mandinka oral tradit ...

by descendants of

Mande Bori Mande Bori, also known as Mande Bakari and known in Arabic as Abu Bakr, is a heroic figure in Mande oral tradition who was involved in the founding of the Mali Empire. He was the brother and right-hand man of Sunjata, the founder of the empire, an ...

. Upon his ascension he took the regnal name 'Maghan'. He may have been succeeded by

Musa III Mansa Musa III, also known as Foamed Musa or Sérébandjougou was a mansa (emperor) of the Mali Empire, probably ruling in the second quarter of the 15th century. Little is known about him or his reign. He first enters recorded history during the ...

, but the line of Mansas in the 15th century is generally poorly known.

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