Mansa Sulayman
منسا سليمان
c. 1360 CE · c. 761 AH
Mansa Sulayman ibn Abi Bakr, brother of Mansa Musa and his successor after Mansa Magha; he ruled Mali for twenty-four years, consolidating the empire his brother had raised.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- West Africa & Sahel
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Mansa Sulayman ibn Abi Bakr, king of Mali. He is the brother of Mansa Musa, and succeeded him after his son Mansa Maghan. 1
His rule
He ruled for twenty-four years, and the material Ibn Khaldun quotes describes his rule as firm, and under him the bounds of the kingdom widened. 1
The year of his death is approximately 761 AH, reckoned from the sequence Ibn Khaldun gives, and needs an additional source.
Connections
- Ruler of
- Mali Empire
- Successor of
- Mansa Musa
People and things also explored
Mari Jata (Sundiata Keita)· Mansa Musa· Mali Empire· The hajj of Mansa Musa· Ghana Empire
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Mansa Sulayman”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mansa-sulayman/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.