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word for their rulers. According to Misiugin and Vydrin, the original meaning of the root word was probably "chief of hunters" or "chief of warriors".
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means "god", "the divine principle", or "priest-king". Jansen notes that they have not provided their reasoning for choosing this translation.
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Misiugin, Viacheslav M.; Vydrin, Valentin F. (1993). "Some archaic elements in the Manden epic tradition: the "Sunjata Epic" case".
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word for a hereditary ruler, commonly translated as "king". It is particularly known as the title of the rulers of the
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refers to a hereditary ruler whose authority is derived from tradition and mystical power. A ruler can be both a
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In Search of Tunga: Prosperity, Almighty God, and Lives in Motion in a Malian Provincial Town
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emphasizes the military, coercive authority of a ruler, and can be translated as "
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Jansen, Jan (1998). "Hot Issues: The 1997 Kamabolon Ceremony in Kangaba (Mali)".
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Manding-English Dictionary: (Maninka, Bamana). Volume 1, A, B, D-DAD
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This article is about the Mandinka word. For other uses, see
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The International Journal of African Historical Studies
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Levtzion, Nehemia; Hopkins, John F. P., eds. (2000) .
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A grammar of the Mandingo language: with vocabularies
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Index

Mansa of the Mali Empire
Mansa (disambiguation)

Mansa Musa
Mali Empire
Catalan Atlas
mappa mundi
Abraham Cresques
N'Ko
Maninka
Mandinka
Mali Empire
Mansa Musa
emperor
faama
tyrant
Arabic
romanized
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Khaldun
sultan
Mandé languages
Soninke
Susu
Bambara
Guanche
Marcel Griaule
List of Mansas

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