1. By Catherine Nguyen and Jennie
The Fall of Mali
By Catherine Nguyen and Jennie

2. Intro (just listen) Strong Mail rulers = successful empire
Later, many weak Mali rulers.
Couldn’t stop raiders.
Raiders destroy much.
Edges of territory became scared.
Declared independence
Mali became smaller.

3. Weak rulers (take notes)
Mansa Musa died, son Maghan take place.
Maghan = very weak ruler = trouble in the empire
Meghan did not/could not stop raiders. Later rulers had hard time ruling.
Mansa Musa, the great ruler

4. Raiders (take notes) Invaded Mali from East.
At Timbuktu, burned schools and mosques. Severe blow, Mali never fully recovered. Mali gradually declined.
1431, Timbuktu attacked again, captured by Tuareg, nomads from Sahara.
Modern Timbuktu, recovered from raiders.

5. Empire’s Size (take notes)
Too large, government couldn’t control it.
Edges of territory began chipping away, declaring independence.
Around 1431,Takrur, northern Mali, declares independence.
By 1500, most of lands conquered, were lost.
Today, small part of Mali remains.
Mali’s empire, around 1300.

6. Conclusion (Just listen)
After Mansa Musa died, Mali declined.
Maghan, weak ruler, couldn’t rule well.
Raiders poured into Mali, destroyed Timbuktu.
Edges of territory broke off, declaring independence.
Next section, the rise of the Songhai empire.