Question: Naré Maghann Konaté was a 13th century king of a country in which part of Africa ?

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Caerlaverock Castle: Caerlaverock Castle (from "caer laverock", "lark castle") is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century.  It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, 11 km south of Dumfries, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve.  Caerlaverock was a stronghold of the Maxwell family from the 13th century until the 17th century when the castle was abandoned.  It was besieged by the English during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and underwent several partial demolitions and reconstructions over the 14th and 15th centuries.  In the 17th century, the Maxwells were created Earls of Nithsdale, and built a new lodging within the walls, described as among "the most ambitious early classical domestic architecture in Scotland".  In 1640 the castle was besieged for the last time and was subsequently abandoned.  Although demolished and rebuilt several times, the castle retains the distinctive triangular plan first laid out in the 13th century.  Caerlaverock Castle was built to control trade in early times.

Medieval India: Medieval India refers to the period of the Indian subcontinent's history from the 6th century to the 16th century.  It is divided into two periods: The 'early medieval period' which lasted from the 6th to the 13th century and the 'late medieval period' which lasted from the 13th to the 16th century, ending with the start of the Mughal Empire in 1526.  The Mughal era, from the 16th century to the 18th century, is often referred to as the early modern period, but is sometimes also included in the 'late medieval' period.

Rajarata: Rajarata [rā dja ra tə] (Sinhala: රජරට) (Tamil: ரஜரட) was one of three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka for about 1,700 years from the 6th century BCE to the early 13th century CE.  Several ancient cities, including Tambapanni, Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, were established as capitals within the area by successive rulers.  Rajarata was under the direct administration of the King (raja/king, rata/country).  Two other areas, Malayarata and Ruhunurata, were ruled by the king's brothers "Mapa" and "Epa" .  The Magha invasion in the 13th century brought about the end of the Rajarata kingdom.

Dankaran Touman: Dankaran Touman was the first son of Naré Maghann Konaté (father of Sundiata Keita, founder and first Emperor of the Mali Empire in the 13th century).  He was also the king of Manden prior to the establishment of the Mali Empire.

Naré Maghann Konaté: Naré Maghann Konaté (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.

Sassouma Bereté: Sassouma Bereté (or "Berete") was the first wife of the 13th century King of Mali: Naré Maghann Konaté, the father of Sundiata Keita.  Everything that is known about Sassouma came from the Epic of Sundiata Keita (the first Emperor of the Mali Empire), passed down by Mandinka griots since the 13th century.

Balla Fasséké: In the ancient African oral tradition of the "Epic of Sundjata", Balla Fasséké is Sundiata Keita's griot.  King Naré Maghann Konaté offered his son Sundiata a griot, Balla Fasséké, to advise him in his reign.

Mali: Mali ( ; ] ), officially the Republic of Mali (French: "République du Mali" ), is a landlocked country in West Africa.  Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of just over 1240000 sqkm .  The population of Mali is /1e6 round 1 million.  Its capital is Bamako.  Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers.  The country's economy centers on agriculture and fishing.  Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent, and salt.  About half the population lives below the international poverty line of $1.25 (U.S.) a day.  A majority of the population (90%) are Muslims.

Þorbjörn Hornklofi: Þórbjǫrn Hornklofi (Modern Norwegian: "Torbjørn Hornklove") was a 9th-century Norwegian skald and one of the court poet of King Harald Fairhair.  His poetry has sometimes been regarded as a contemporary source of information regarding King Harald, although it is only preserved embedded within 13th and 14th century king's sagas.

Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof: Maad a Signig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof (variations : Mad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, Mad a Sinig Coumba Ndoffène Fa mak Diouf, Coumba N'Doffène Diouf, Coumba N'Doffène Diouf I, Maat Sine Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, etc. - c. 1810 – 23 August 1871) was the King of Sine in modern-day Senegal. " Maad a Sinig" (var: "Bour Sine" or "Mad a Sinig") means king of Sine (the Kingdom of Sine).  He ruled from 1853 until his death on 23 August 1871.  He was the son of Maad Souka Ndela Joof and Lingeer Gnilane Jogoy Joof.  His father – Maad Souka Ndela came from The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof founded by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof in the early 18th century, which was the third and last Royal House of Joof family of Sine and Saloum (The Joof paternal dynasty of Sine and Saloum).  His paternal family (the Joof family) ruled three Kingdoms : Sine, Kingdom of Saloum and previously the Kingdom of Baol.  They descended from Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof the 13th century King of Lâ ("Laah") in Baol.

Supporting paragraphs: Sassouma Bereté Mali
Answer: West Africa