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Maghan III

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Magha
Mansa of Mali
Reignc. 1390 – c. 1400
PredecessorSandaki
SuccessorMusa III
DiedMali Empire
DynastyKeita
ReligionIslam

Maghan III, also known as Mahmud I, was mansa of the Mali Empire from 1390 to about 1400. He assumed the throne after killing the usurper Sandaki, who had ruled for only two years. He came from the 'pagan lands' to the south of the empire, and claimed to be descended from Mansa Qu.[1]

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  1. ^ Gomez, Michael (2018). African dominion : a new history of empire in early and medieval West Africa. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780691177427.
Preceded by Mansa of the Mali Empire
1390–1400
Succeeded by