Mansa Qu

Qu was mansa of the Mali Empire from about 1300 to 1305. A son of Mansa Uli, he came to the throne after Sakura, the court slave who had seized power, was murdered returning from the pilgrimage to Mecca; Mande tradition says he killed Sakura himself with the help of Sakura's daughter.

His accession ended the succession disputes between the great council, the Gbara, and the hunter guilds. He died in 1305 and was succeeded by his son Muhammad.