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Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa was ruler of the Mali Empire from 1312 to 1337, under whom the empire reached its greatest wealth and extent. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, during which he distributed vast quantities of gold, made Mali famous across the Islamic world and Europe. He patronised Islamic learning and architecture, including at Timbuktu.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mansa Musa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mansa-musa
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