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Mansa Musa is mostly remembered for his extravagant hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca with, according to the Arab historian al-Umari, 100 camel-loads of gold, each weighing 300 lbs.; 500 slaves, each carrying a 4 lb. gold staff;
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blackhistorypages.net/pages/mansamusa.php
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Mansa Musa was a very rich king. He was said to have taken more than 500 people with him on the hajj, each carrying a staff of solid gold. When Mansa Musa passed through Cairo, legends say he gave away so much gold that the price of it fell and the economy was affected for more than twenty years.
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www.mrdowling.com/609-mansamusa.html
www.mrdowling.com/609-mansamusa.html
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Between the empires of Ghana and Songhai, Mansa Musa reigned over the empire of Mali during its golden years. His control of gold mines and key cities in the Saharan trade route gave him the wealth he needed to attract the attention of the world.
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www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b1musamansu.htm
www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b1musamansu.htm
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Mansa Moussa: Pilgrimage of Gold; In 1312 Mansa Moussa, the most legendary of the Malian kings, came to the throne. Mansa Moussa was a devout Muslim who built magnificent mosques throughout his empire in order to spread the influences of Islam.
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www.history.com/classroom/unesco/timbuktu/mansamoussa.html
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Mansa Musa brought architects and builders back with him as he returned from his pilgrimage, and soon Timbuktu was a commercial city of 100,000 people. Public buildings, mosques, and libraries were built, and traders came from all over Europe, the Islamic world, and other parts of Africa to do business in Timbuktu.
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wysinger.homestead.com/mansamusa.html
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When Mansa Musa took over the helm of state, he added the important towns of Timbuktu and Gao to his kingdom. However, his greatest contribution to Mali's history was the consolidation of the foundation laid by Sundiata.
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www.africanevents.com/Essay-Habeeb-MansaMusa.htm
www.africanevents.com/Essay-Habeeb-MansaMusa.htm
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; MANSA MUSA ruled 1307-32; Ruler of Mali; Mansa Musa's birth date is not known; he was probably the grandson of Sundiata, the founder of his dynasty. Mali was a West African empire which became the largest and richest realm of Africa under Mansa Musa.
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Mansa Musa became known throughout Africa, Europe, and Central Asia for his wealth and generous ways. As king of the West African empire of Mali, Musa controlled the gold-producing regions of Senegal and Bouré.
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www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/musa/
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/musa/
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