In the Epic of Sundiata, Naré Maghann Konaté (also called Maghan Kon Fatta or Maghan the Handsome) was a Mandinka king who one day received a divine hunter at his court. The hunter predicted that if Konaté married an ugly woman, she would give him a son who would one day be a mighty king. Naré Maghann Konaté was already married to Sassouma Berté and had a son by her, Dankaran Touman Keïta. However, when two Traoré hunters from the Do kingdom presented him an ugly, hunchbacked woman named Sogolon, he remembered the prophecy and married her. She soon gave birth to a son, Sundiata, who was unable to walk throughout most of his childhood until 7 years old.
After Naré Maghann Konaté's death (c. 1218), his first son, Dankaran Toumani Keita, assumed the throne despite Konaté's wishes that the prophecy be respected. Sundiata nonetheless overcame both his handicap and his brother's scorn to eventually defeat the Sosso invader Soumaoro Kanté, thus ensuring the Mandinka's dominance over the region in the form of the Mali Empire.
naré, maghann, konaté, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2009, learn, when, re. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nare Maghann Konate news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nare Maghann Konate died c 1218 was a 12th century faama king of the Mandinka people in what is today Mali He was the father of Sundiata Keita founder of the Mali Empire and a character in the oral tradition of the Epic of Sundiata The Epic of Sundiata editFurther information Epic of Sundiata In the Epic of Sundiata Nare Maghann Konate also called Maghan Kon Fatta or Maghan the Handsome was a Mandinka king who one day received a divine hunter at his court The hunter predicted that if Konate married an ugly woman she would give him a son who would one day be a mighty king Nare Maghann Konate was already married to Sassouma Berte and had a son by her Dankaran Touman Keita However when two Traore hunters from the Do kingdom presented him an ugly hunchbacked woman named Sogolon he remembered the prophecy and married her She soon gave birth to a son Sundiata who was unable to walk throughout most of his childhood until 7 years old After Nare Maghann Konate s death c 1218 his first son Dankaran Toumani Keita assumed the throne despite Konate s wishes that the prophecy be respected Sundiata nonetheless overcame both his handicap and his brother s scorn to eventually defeat the Sosso invader Soumaoro Kante thus ensuring the Mandinka s dominance over the region in the form of the Mali Empire See also edit nbsp Mali portal nbsp Africa portal nbsp Monarchy portal nbsp History portalMali Empire Keita Dynasty History of Mali nbsp nbsp This Malian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nare Maghann Konate amp oldid 1193490339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
