This is the birth of the Mali Empire, which replaces Ghana by putting an end to the turmoil that followed its fall. Again, there are few written sources about its first kings and the birth of this kingdom, but it would become the most powerful empire in West Africa. He greatly distinguished himself from the Susu by his conversion to Islam, and Sundjata Keita's successor, Auli, was also the first emperor of Mali to perform the Hajj to Mecca. But we should not think that Malians are abandoning their beliefs for the sake of convenience