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{{Short description|Mansa of the Mali Empire}}
'''Qu''' (also transliterated '''Gao''') was [[Mansa (title)|Mansa]] of the [[Mali Empire]] between 1300 and 1305.<ref>{{cite book | last=Fage | first=J.D. | last2=Oliver | first2=R.A. | title=The Cambridge History of Africa: From c. 500 B.C. to A.D. 1050 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | series=The Cambridge History of Africa | year=1975 | isbn=978-0-521-20981-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GWjxR61xAe0C&pg=PA380 | access-date=2022-04-19 | page=380}}</ref>
Qu was one of two sons of Kolonkan, a sister of the legendary founder [[Sundiata Keita]].{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}  Qu assumed the throne following the murder of the usurper [[Mansa Sakura|Sakura]] on his return from the [[hajj]].  He ruled until 1305, when he was succeeded by his son [[Mansa Mohammad|Mohammad ibn Qu]].
==See also==
*[[Mali Empire]]
*[[Keita Dynasty]]
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