Sakkaki, Abu Bakr Yusuf al-
Sakkaki, Abu Bakr Yusuf al- (Abu Bakr Yusuf al-Sakkaki) (d. 1160). Turkish rhetorician from Transoxiana. His fame rests upon his Key to the Sciences, the most comprehensive book on rhetoric written up to his time.
Abu Bakr Yusuf al-Sakkaki see Sakkaki, Abu Bakr Yusuf al-
Sakkaki, Abu Bakr Yusuf al- (Abu Bakr Yusuf al-Sakkaki) (d. 1160). Turkish rhetorician from Transoxiana. His fame rests upon his Key to the Sciences, the most comprehensive book on rhetoric written up to his time.
Abu Bakr Yusuf al-Sakkaki see Sakkaki, Abu Bakr Yusuf al-
Sakura
Sakura (Mansa Sakura) (Mansa Sakoura) (d. c. 1300). Ruler of the Mali Empire (1285-c.1300). A freed slave, he usurped the Mali throne and extended the empire as far as Takrur to the west and Songhay to the east. He was killed while returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca. After his death, the succession returned to the descendants of Sundjata, founder of the Mali Empire.
Mansa Sakura was the sixth mansa of the Mali Empire. A slave at birth, Sakura was freed and became a general in the army of Sundiata Keita, legendary founder of the Mali Empire. After a debilitating struggle for succession between Sundiata's sons Ouati Keita and Khalifa Keita and his grandson Abu Bakr, Sakura seized control of the throne himself in about 1285. Near-contemporary historian Ibn Khaldun records that under Sakura's leadership, the Empire made a number of new conquests (most notably of Gao), becoming the dominant political, economic, and military force in the Western Sudan. Sakura performed the Hajj but was killed (c. 1300) at Tadjoura near Djibouti by Danakil warriors hungry for his gold. He was succeeded by Sundiata's nephew Gao.
Mansa Sakura see Sakura
Mansa Sakoura see Sakura
Sakura (Mansa Sakura) (Mansa Sakoura) (d. c. 1300). Ruler of the Mali Empire (1285-c.1300). A freed slave, he usurped the Mali throne and extended the empire as far as Takrur to the west and Songhay to the east. He was killed while returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca. After his death, the succession returned to the descendants of Sundjata, founder of the Mali Empire.
Mansa Sakura was the sixth mansa of the Mali Empire. A slave at birth, Sakura was freed and became a general in the army of Sundiata Keita, legendary founder of the Mali Empire. After a debilitating struggle for succession between Sundiata's sons Ouati Keita and Khalifa Keita and his grandson Abu Bakr, Sakura seized control of the throne himself in about 1285. Near-contemporary historian Ibn Khaldun records that under Sakura's leadership, the Empire made a number of new conquests (most notably of Gao), becoming the dominant political, economic, and military force in the Western Sudan. Sakura performed the Hajj but was killed (c. 1300) at Tadjoura near Djibouti by Danakil warriors hungry for his gold. He was succeeded by Sundiata's nephew Gao.
Mansa Sakura see Sakura
Mansa Sakoura see Sakura
Salaan ‘Arrabey
Salaan ‘Arrabey (b. mid-19th century - d. soon after World War II). Somali oral poet. He was known for his versatility and humour and was skilled in influencing important events by composing poems appropriate to the situation. It is said that he could cause an interclan war or stop it. He travelled widely and in his poems numerous innovations and foreign borrowings can be found. His familiarity with English, Swahili, Arabic, and Hindustani brought him success both as a merchant and an interpreter.
'Arrabey, Salaan see Salaan ‘Arrabey
Salaan ‘Arrabey (b. mid-19th century - d. soon after World War II). Somali oral poet. He was known for his versatility and humour and was skilled in influencing important events by composing poems appropriate to the situation. It is said that he could cause an interclan war or stop it. He travelled widely and in his poems numerous innovations and foreign borrowings can be found. His familiarity with English, Swahili, Arabic, and Hindustani brought him success both as a merchant and an interpreter.
'Arrabey, Salaan see Salaan ‘Arrabey
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