Mansa Musa Notes
Mansa Musa:
Emperor Mansa Musa I was said to have died in 1331, but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown.
Ruler of the Mali empire, which included Timbuktu, Ghana, and Mali (1312–37)
Religion- Muslim
Brought the Mali Empire to its greatest height. During his reign, Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–25 brought Mali fame throughout the world; the emperor traveled with a huge amount of people with him. He had 500 slaves carrying staffs of gold. His gifts of gold in Cairo were so expensive that the metal was devalued in Egypt
In today’s currency, he would’ve been worth 400 billion dollars.
He was the 10th Mansa (ruler) of the Malian empire.
He gained his wealth through Mali’s supply of salt and gold, which were the main sources in most of the World at that time.
Emperor Mansa Musa I was said to have died in 1331, but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown.
Ruler of the Mali empire, which included Timbuktu, Ghana, and Mali (1312–37)
Religion- Muslim
Brought the Mali Empire to its greatest height. During his reign, Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–25 brought Mali fame throughout the world; the emperor traveled with a huge amount of people with him. He had 500 slaves carrying staffs of gold. His gifts of gold in Cairo were so expensive that the metal was devalued in Egypt
In today’s currency, he would’ve been worth 400 billion dollars.
He was the 10th Mansa (ruler) of the Malian empire.
He gained his wealth through Mali’s supply of salt and gold, which were the main sources in most of the World at that time.
Emperor Mansa Musa I was said to have died in 1331, but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown.
Ruler of the Mali empire, which included Timbuktu, Ghana, and Mali (1312–37)
Religion- Muslim
Brought the Mali Empire to its
Emperor Mansa Musa I was said to have died in 1331, but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown.
Ruler of the Mali empire, which included Timbuktu, Ghana, and Mali (1312–37)
Religion- Muslim
Brought the Mali Empire to its greatest height. During his reign, Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–25 brought Mali fame throughout the world; the emperor traveled with a huge amount of people with him. He had 500 slaves carrying staffs of gold. His gifts of gold in Cairo were so expensive that the metal was devalued in Egypt
In today’s currency, he would’ve been worth 400 billion dollars.
He was the 10th Mansa (ruler) of the Malian empire.
He gained his wealth through Mali’s supply of salt and gold, which were the main sources in most of the World at that time.
Emperor Mansa Musa I was said to have died in 1331, but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown.
Ruler of the Mali empire, which included Timbuktu, Ghana, and Mali (1312–37)
Religion- Muslim
Brought the Mali Empire to its greatest height. During his reign, Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–25 brought Mali fame throughout the world; the emperor traveled with a huge amount of people with him. He had 500 slaves carrying staffs of gold. His gifts of gold in Cairo were so expensive that the metal was devalued in Egypt
In today’s currency, he would’ve been worth 400 billion dollars.
He was the 10th Mansa (ruler) of the Malian empire.
He gained his wealth through Mali’s supply of salt and gold, which were the main sources in most of the World at that time.
Emperor Mansa Musa I was said to have died in 1331, but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown.
Ruler of the Mali empire, which included Timbuktu, Ghana, and Mali (1312–37)
Religion- Muslim
Brought the Mali Empire to its