Mansa Musa, Mansa · Golden king of Mali

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RulerMansa · Golden king of Mali

Mansa Musaمنسا موسى

Approximate dateNiani

The king of Mali whose Hajj in 1324 spread so much gold that prices fell in Cairo.

He crossed the Sahara to Makkah with thousands of followers and great loads of gold. He brought back scholars and the architect al-Sahili, and built the Djinguereber mosque in Timbuktu, which grew into a city of learning.

What grew out of it?

European maps soon showed him on his throne holding a nugget of gold.

Who came before and after?

Sundiata KeitaMansa Sulayman

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

Mali EmpireNianiTimbuktu

Source: history · Wikipedia

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