Musa II was the mansa 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 1374 to 1387. 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

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named Mari Djata. During his reign the eastern provinces centered around

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began to split off from the empire. A war with the

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for control of

devastated the city. Mari Djata's troops, however, laid siege to Takedda (or, according to another interpretation, Tadmekka) and forced a peace deal. Upon his death in 1387, Musa II was succeeded by his brother Maghan II.

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1387 deaths Mansas of the Mali Empire 14th-century monarchs in Africa Year of birth unknown {{Africa-royal-stub

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