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{"DOI":"10.25592/uhhfdm.10557","abstract":"<strong>This record will soon be published.</strong><p><strong>Sunjata Versus Sumanguru</strong></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p>The Keita clan were the rulers of Manding but Susu Sumanguru seized the power for 15 years and he killed 15 appointed rulers in Manding.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p>It was claimed by the sorcerers that a ruler would emerge from Muhamadou Konateh&rsquo;s family.</p>\n\n<p>Sunjata and his brother were both born on the same day.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sunjata&rsquo;s brother&rsquo;s birth was announced before him and that made him the older brother but Sunjata was born before him.</p>\n\n<p>Sunjata was born with teeth in his mouth and sorcerers claimed that he would become a ruler in Manding.</p>\n\n<p>The Sano last names came from Manding and the are praised as Sano Dukara.</p>\n\n<p>The Sanneh clan include Sanneh Malung who are from Kiang Kayaf, Sanneh Darboe are from Jarra and they are the descendants of Sheik Mustafa from Dasilameh.</p>\n\n<p>Sanneh Balamang are from Kabu Dabantang.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kelemantokoba Sanneh is from Kiramang.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sanneh and Manneh last names are both from the same parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The descendants of Tiramankang.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sanneh Buwarou are mainly Fulas.</p>\n\n<p>*</p>\n\n<p>All of Sunjata&rsquo;s age mates walked before him.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was lame and can&rsquo;t do much as others could do.</p>\n\n<p>His mother was there without a helper to get her baobab leaves and people use to humiliate her for having a lame child.</p>\n\n<p>Sunjata was angered by that and he sent for the blacksmiths to make him iron crutches.&nbsp;&nbsp;When they were made he used them and went for the baobab leaves and brought the whole baobab tree for his mother.&nbsp;&nbsp;This was one of the miracles he did.</p>\n\n<p>When his father died he stayed with the family until he grew up with his sister.&nbsp;&nbsp;He later left with his mother and sister to live with Fari Brayma Tunkara.</p>\n\n<p>While they were there his mother got ill and later died.&nbsp;&nbsp;When she died Fari Brayma the ruler asked Sunjata to pay for his mother&rsquo;s grave yard, which Sunjata did along with signs of a revenge against Fari Brayma.</p>\n\n<p>Sunjata later left with his sister to Darbola.&nbsp;&nbsp;He found them at the town square (Bantaba) going round a silk cotton tree doing some sort of ritual.&nbsp;&nbsp;They welcome him and put him to a test to know his capability.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Darbo chief fired a shot and asked Sunjata to fire.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sunjata did and his shot cut off the branch of the tree.</p>\n\n<p>The ruler slapped him and he wanted to revenge but his sister stopped him.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sunjata grab the ruler&rsquo;s wrist and pointed to his head and that caused all his hairs to fall off.&nbsp;&nbsp;That resulted in many Darbo clan members having bald head.</p>\n\n<p>*Ebrima Njai</p>\n\n<p>Ebrima Njai came from Kajor and settled in Marsasu in Casssamance.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was mainly trading but while doing business he mobilized a holy war (jihad) against the people of Foni region and Kombo.&nbsp;&nbsp;He conquered Foni and continued to Kombo where he met Kombo Sillah another Jihadist, who asked him to go into a joined war.&nbsp;&nbsp;He refused to joined Kombo Sillah and continued to attack the non-believers in Kombo.</p>\n\n<p>The people of Kombo attacked him between Kembuje and Kunkujang while his people from Saloum were in Lamin coming to support him.&nbsp;&nbsp;He fought with Kombo and he was defeated and killed and the rest of his men fled to the provinces.&nbsp;&nbsp;Among them was Sainey Sonkoba who went to settle at Bantanto.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p><strong>References to entities made in the recording</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Culture:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Mandinka&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p><strong>Language:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Mandinka</p>\n\n<p><strong>Persons:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Susu Sumanguru, Muhamadou Konateh, Sunjata, Tiramankang and</p>\n\n<p>Fari Brayma Tunkara, Sheik Mustafa, Kelemantokoba Sanneh and Sainey Sonkoba</p>\n\n<p><strong>Relationships:</strong></p>\n\n<p>Sunjata and his brother were both born on the same day</p>\n\n<p><strong>Places:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Kiang Kayaf, Dasilameh, Kiramang and Darbola</p>\n\n<p><strong>Movements:</strong></p>\n\n<p>Sunjata moved from Manding to Fari Brayma Tunkara</p>\n\n<p><strong>Actions:</strong></p>\n\n<p>The ruler of Darbola slapped him after winning the test and he wanted to revenge but his sister stopped him</p>\n\n<p>Sunjata grab the ruler&rsquo;s wrist and pointed to his head and that caused all his hairs to fall off</p>\n\n<p>Sussu Sumanguru seized Manding and ruled them over 15 years</p>\n\n<p><strong>Time references:</strong></p>\n\n<p>During the Manding Empire</p>\n\n<p><strong>Additional information:</strong></p>\n\n<p>As the narrator was asked the question about Ebrima Njai he switch into the story about Ebrima and later got back to the history of Sunjata Keita.</p>\n\n<p><sup><em>Alternative names: Jobarteh, Jobarte, Jobate, Amadou, Sidibeh, Bakary, Bakari, Bakery, Kebba, Keita, Kaita, Keyta</em></sup></p>","author":[{"family":"NCAC/RDD"}],"id":"10557","issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,9]]},"language":"mnk","note":"Published by NCAC-National Digital Archive of The Gambia, initiated by University of Hamburg, Asia-Africa-Institute, Germany, funded by Gerda Henkel Foundation, Germany","title":"An Account on Sunjata Keeta (NCAC_RDD_TAPE_0247A_B)","type":"dataset"}