Sandaki, also known as Sandiki or Santigi, 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 1388 to 1389. According to

Ibn Khaldun Ibn Khaldun (27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 Hijri year, AH) was an Arabs, Arab Islamic scholar, historian, philosopher and sociologist. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and cons ...

Sandaki was not his name but rather his title, the

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word for '

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'. His real name is unknown.

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Sandaki was a member of the imperial council and married to the mother of

Mansa Musa II Musa II was the mansa of the Mali Empire 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 vizier named ...

. When Mansa Musa II died in 1387, the throne went to his brother

Maghan II Maghan II or Kita Tenin Maghan was a mansa of the Mali Empire from 1387 to 1389. He was the son of Mansa Mari Diata II and the brother of Mansa Musa II. Tunisian historian Ibn Khaldun records that Maghan II succeeded his brother to the throne ...

, but he was killed about a year later. Sandaki took power for himself, but was soon killed by

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, a descendant of Sundiata based in the pagan south.

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1390 deaths Mansas of the Mali Empire 14th-century monarchs in Africa Year of birth unknown {{Africa-royal-stub

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