Dankaran Touman (Manding languages: ߘߊ߲߬ߞߊ߬ߙߊ߲߬ ߕߎߡߊ߫ Dànkàràn Túmá) was the first son of Naré Maghann Konaté (father of Sundiata Keita, founder and first Emperor of the Mali Empire in the 13th century) in the Malian epic of Sundiata.
[4][5][6] In the story, Dankaran persecuted his paternal half-brother Mansa Sundiata Keita.
Mandinka oral tradition suggests that the future greatness of Sundiata as a king was prophesied well in advance of his birth.
During their time in exile, the Sosso king Soumaoro Kanté invaded their country (Niani).
[5][6] Messengers were sent by the Mandinka elders to go and look for Sundiata so that he could come back and help liberate the Mandinkah people and their country from the Sosso King.