He adopted a Mandinka name to prove his legitimacy to the throne as a supposed relative of Sundiata Keita.
Intrigues around the throne brought Kissi Kaba in direct conflict with his cousin Asana Leno, son of Sépé of Korodou.
His general was Dawo Leno, and under him were Masa, Uri Mano from Bendu and Bampo Tenkiano from Nende Lane.
In 1978, the ashes of Kissi Kaba were finally brought back to Kissidougou from Siguiri where had been shot by the French colonial power.
[1] During the ceremony of his ashes' return, this relationship was retold by some griots: According to those reports, Kissi Kaba was descended from Mansa Dankaran Touman, the first son of faama Naré Maghann Konaté.