The Bamana Empire (also Bambara Empire or Ségou Empire) is a large West African state based at Ségou, now in Mali.
This state is established after the fall of the Mali Empire and the Keita dynasty, as a smaller Bambara Empire founded by other Bambara families related to the Keita clan
It is ruled by the Kulubali or Coulibaly dynasty established c. 1640 by Kaladian Coulibaly, also known as Fa Sine or Biton-si-u.
The empire exists as a centralized state from 1712 to the 1862 invasion of Toucouleur conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall.
