L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du Mali
In the writings of “colonialist historians”, the hypothesis of Niani was certainly the main one formulated about the capital of medieval Mali at its height, from the 13th till the middle of the 15th century. This hypothesis, produced by colonial history in 1923 but partially deconstructed since the...
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| description | In the writings of “colonialist historians”, the hypothesis of Niani was certainly the main one formulated about the capital of medieval Mali at its height, from the 13th till the middle of the 15th century. This hypothesis, produced by colonial history in 1923 but partially deconstructed since the 1970s, still has strong support despite its outdated approach to writing history. It was advanced during the colonial era and the period of independence (the 1960s), before being subjected to a critique from academic history and archaeology. The historiography of Niani is presented as a reflection of trends in the writing of the history of the ancient Sudan, and current research on Mali’s capital is examined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ace4d8651b14b718937a6c0a0ff37b12024-02-15T12:43:14ZdeuInstitut des Mondes AfricainsAfriques2108-6796410.4000/afriques.1098L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du MaliHadrien ColletIn the writings of “colonialist historians”, the hypothesis of Niani was certainly the main one formulated about the capital of medieval Mali at its height, from the 13th till the middle of the 15th century. This hypothesis, produced by colonial history in 1923 but partially deconstructed since the 1970s, still has strong support despite its outdated approach to writing history. It was advanced during the colonial era and the period of independence (the 1960s), before being subjected to a critique from academic history and archaeology. The historiography of Niani is presented as a reflection of trends in the writing of the history of the ancient Sudan, and current research on Mali’s capital is examined.https://journals.openedition.org/afriques/1098MaliarcheologySahelhistoriographycolonial historyNiani |
| spellingShingle | Hadrien Collet L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du Mali Afriques Mali archeology Sahel historiography colonial history Niani |
| title | L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du Mali |
| title_full | L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du Mali |
| title_fullStr | L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du Mali |
| title_full_unstemmed | L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du Mali |
| title_short | L’introuvable capitale du Mali. La question de la capitale dans l’historiographie du royaume médiéval du Mali |
| title_sort | l introuvable capitale du mali la question de la capitale dans l historiographie du royaume medieval du mali |
| topic | Mali archeology Sahel historiography colonial history Niani |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/afriques/1098 |
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