Mansong Diarra

Mansong Diarra (c. 1790–1808), also rendered Monzon Jara,[1] was ruler of the Bambara Empire from 1795 to 1808.[2]

Son of king Ngolo Diarra, Monzon or Mansong assumed the throne of Ségou following his father's death.[3] He earned renown as a great warrior, with defeats against several other groups, including Kaarta, Massina, Dogon, and Mossi.[1]

His son Da Diarra would succeed him after his death.[2][4]

References

Ajayi, J.F.A. (1989). Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s. General history of Africa. UNESCO. p. 683. ISBN 978-92-3-101712-4. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"Mali". Histoire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (in French). 26 March 2005. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005.
"Western and Central Sudan, 1600-1800 A.D." Archived from the original on 14 October 2003. Encompasses present-day Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, and eastern Chad
Kesteloot, L. (1993). L'épopée Bambara de Ségou: Recueillie et traduite - Tome 1 (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 6. ISBN 978-2-296-25690-3. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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[ajayi-1] Ajayi, J.F.A. (1989). Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s. General history of Africa. UNESCO. p. 683. ISBN 978-92-3-101712-4. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[hist-2] "Mali". Histoire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (in French). 26 March 2005. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005.

[3] "Western and Central Sudan, 1600-1800 A.D." Archived from the original on 14 October 2003. Encompasses present-day Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, and eastern Chad

[4] Kesteloot, L. (1993). L'épopée Bambara de Ségou: Recueillie et traduite - Tome 1 (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 6. ISBN 978-2-296-25690-3. Retrieved 2 December 2022.