Dinkoro Coulibaly
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Dinkoro Coulibaly was the ruler of the Bambara Empire from 1755 to 1757. Successor and relative of empire founder Bitòn Coulibaly
, Dinkoro soon lost control of the empire in a succession of military coups. Dinkoro was assassinated in 1757, and succeeded by his brother, Ali Coulibaly
. The empire fell briefly into civil war before Ngolo Diarra
seized control in 1766 and reasserted stability.
Bitòn Coulibaly
Bitòn Coulibaly founded the Bambara Empire in what is now Mali's Ségou Region and Mopti Region....
, Dinkoro soon lost control of the empire in a succession of military coups. Dinkoro was assassinated in 1757, and succeeded by his brother, Ali Coulibaly
Ali Coulibaly
Ali Coulibaly was a king of the Bambara Empire of Ségou.Son of empire founder Bitòn Coulibaly and brother to the previous king, Dinkoro Coulibaly, Ali took the throne following his brother's assassination. A devout Muslim, he attempted to convert his largely animist Bambara subjects...
. The empire fell briefly into civil war before Ngolo Diarra
Ngolo Diarra
Ngolo Diarra was the king of the Bambara Empire from 1766 to 1795.Following the 1755 death of empire founder Bitòn Coulibaly, his descendants proved unable to maintain control, the kingdom fell briefly into anarchy. Ngolo Diarra, a freed slave, seized the throne in 1766 and soon restored order...
seized control in 1766 and reasserted stability.