Information: - The Mali Empire (Manding: "Nyeni"), also historically referred to as the Manden Kurufaba, was an empire in West Africa from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa. The Manding languages were spoken in the empire. - The Manding languages are mutually intelligible dialects or languages in West Africa of the Mande family. Their best-known members are Bambara, the most widely spoken language in Mali; Mandinka, the main language of Gambia; Maninka or Malinke, a major language of Guinea; and Dyula, a trade language of the northern Ivory Coast and western Burkina Faso. - Maghan I was a mansa of the Mali Empire , following his father Kankan Musa I 's death in 1337 . Aside from legendary founder Sundiata , Kankan Musa I is generally regarded as the most successful of the Malian emperors , and Maghan inherited the empire at the height of its glory . He reigned for only four years before being succeeded by his uncle Suleyman in 1341 . - West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost subregion of Africa. West Africa has been defined as including 18 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, the island nation of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo. - Sundiata Keita (IPA (Mandinka, Malinke, Bambara): [sndta keta]) (c. 1217 c. 1255) was a puissant prince and founder of the Mali Empire. The famous Malian ruler Mansa Musa who made a pilgrimage to Mecca was his grandnephew. What is the relationship between 'maghan i' and 'mansa musa'?
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