Mansa Musa Research Paper

As a citizen of Mali, I feel that Mansa Musa did a quite bold, and brave thing, that cost him many followers trust, but a new trade route in return. I however, am certainly not one of those “ex- followers”, for I find his strategy to be heroic. Even though he betrayed and stole from his citizens, in the long run, he meant well, and in a way, paid them all back. Mali was just average, until Mansa Musa came along. Under his ruling, our kingdom became twice the size that Ghana was. Because of him, we stayed strong for almost two hundred years. Mansa Musa always wanted the best for his kingdom, and had to make sacrifices along the way to get it where it is today. Mansa Musa filled the criteria of a leader perfectly, if not better than prior …show more content…
He wanted this trip to be unforgettable, and to give others around the world a reason to come to Mali. He brought sixty thousand people with him, 500 being slaves. He also brought 100 camels, and in total, 192,000 ounces of gold. In no way was he shy about his surplus of gold, for showing off his riches was the point of the trip. One of his most famous stops along the way was when he went to Cairo and gave away so much gold, Cairo suffered a horrible inflation period where their money was basically worthless, and didn’t get their money system back to normal for about ten years. By showing off the gold, and handing showering the lands he passed with it, it made others want more, and made them want to come to Mali, instead of him having to cross the Sahara to get to them. Even though he took gold from his people, it was used for the better. Because of this trip commercializing Mali and its surplus of gold, mapmakers started showing Mali on their maps, and more traders started braving the cruel weather of the Sahara to go to Mali. Also we got a more efficient trade route. Along with this, Muslim schools and architecture started to be built in Mali, bringing a more concrete education and religion to the