Talk:Kassa (mansa)

Name in oral tradition

I think Gomez is mistaken in claiming that Qasa/Qanba is referred to as Kamba in oral tradition. He claims that "Referring to [Mansa Jata II] as Konkodugu Kamissa, the oral traditions maintain he suffered a rivalry with Sulayman's son Kamba," which he cites Niane for. However, what Niane actually says is "Le fils de Maghan (Ier), que la tradition du Hamana appelle Konkodougou Kamissa et qui prit le nom de Mari-Djata II, revendiqua le trône et s'opposa à Kamba, le fils de Mansa Souleymane." The way I understand this sentence is "The son of Magha I (whom the Hamana tradition calls Konkodougou Kamissa), who took the name Mari Jata II, claimed the throne and opposed Kamba, the son of Mansa Sulayman." Gomez might have interpreted the entire passage as referring to the oral tradition of Hamana, but that does not seem to be Niane's intent. The name Kamba is presumably a variant transliteration of Qanba. I am not aware of any other source that corroborates the existence of a Mansa Kamba attested by oral tradition. Ornithopsis (talk) 02:51, 6 November 2024 (UTC)