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Sunjata and Bakaridjan Koné: Two Captivating Legends from Mali

Sunjata and Bakaridjan Koné: Two Captivating Legends from Mali

Paperback

Series: Legends and Gods of Africa

African History

ISBN13: 9798358290945
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 15 2022
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Do you like epic tales that sing the deeds of the world's greatest heroes?

If so, you will love this volume of epics from the West African country of Mali. Each is full of battles and derring-do, magic, and prophecies based on historical events. The Epic of Sunjata tells the tale of the great thirteenth-century king of the Mali Empire, Sunjata Keita, who started life as a disabled boy but rose to become one of Mali's greatest warriors and king of a vast empire. The Epic of Bakaridjan Koné, a proud epic in its own right, is but a part of the larger Epic of Bambara Segu, one of the longest African epics, detailing the history of the Segu Empire, which lasted from 1712 to 1861. Like Sunjata, Bakaridjan Koné is a formidable warrior; however, he has no designs on power, preferring only to serve his king with valorous deeds.

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