Bambara States , two separate West African states, one based on the city Ségou , between the rivers Sénégal and Niger, and the other further Kaarta , along the middle Niger (both in present-day Mali). According to tradition, the Segu Kingdom was founded by two brothers, Barama Ngolo and Nia Ngolo. Initially little more than marauding robber barons, the brothers settled near the market town of Ségou on the south bank of the Niger River sometime before 1650. The Bambara Empire became during the reign of ( approx. 1652–82) by Kaladian Kulibali extended to include Timbuktu, but broke up after his death.
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Mamari Kulibali's death was followed by a period of instability, with multiple rulers rising and falling in rapid succession. Finally, Ngolo Diara seized power in 1766 and restored order to the empire he ruled for nearly 30 years. Under his son Mansong and grandson Da Kaba, the Bambara turned their attention south to the region Black Volta River . In 1818, Bambara broke before the attacks of Shehu Ahmadu Lobbo by Macina.
Some of Mamari Kulibali's defeated rivals fled to the Region of the middle Niger and set up ( approx. 1753) the town of Kaarta near Kumbi. There they founded another group of Bambara states that ruled the lands of central Niger until the 19th century.