Mansa Qu
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Qu (also transliterated Gao) was Mansa of the Mali Empire between 1300 and 1305.[1]
Qu was one of two sons of Kolonkan, a sister of the legendary founder Sundiata Keita.[citation needed] Qu assumed the throne following the murder of the usurper Sakura on his return from the hajj. He ruled until 1305, when he was succeeded by his son Mohammad ibn Qu.
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[edit]- ^ Fage, J.D.; Oliver, R.A. (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa: From c. 500 B.C. to A.D. 1050. The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-521-20981-6. Retrieved 2022-04-19.