Mahmud II (mansa)

Mansa Mahmud II, also known as Muhammad or Mamadou, was mansa ("king of kings") of the Mali Empire from 1481 to 1496.

Mansa Mahmud II's rule was characterized by more losses to Mali's old possessions and increased contact between Mali and

Tekrur

provinces begin.

The growing trade in Mali's western provinces with

Cairo and Takrur.^[4]

Mali lost control of

Fulas. The Portuguese decide to stay out of the conflict and the talks conclude by 1495 without an alliance.^[5]

References

^ Mossi (1250-1575 AD) - DBA 2.0 Variant Army List Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ Fula: Fulɓe; French: Peul
^ Niane, D.T.: "Recherches sur l'Empire du Mali au Moyen âge". Presence Africaine. Paris, 1975
^ M. Ly-Tall, "The Decline of the Mali Empire", in D. T. Niane (ed.), General History of Africa, IV: Africa from theTwelfth to the Sixteenth Century (UNESCO, 1984), pp. 182–83.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2007-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Preceded by Ouali II	Mansa of the Mali Empire 1481–1496	Succeeded by Mahmud III

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