Mansa Musa spent 200kg of gold to make Mali a centre of academic excellence by building Sankore University 700 years ago in Timbuktu. It had the capacity to contain 25,000 students, and had around 1 million manuscripts in its library, one of the largest in the world then. 
Emperor Abu Bakr II of Mali sailed the Atlantic Ocean 100 years before Columbus.
He went on 2 expeditions to find the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in the 14th Century.
Mansa Musa came to power after he gave up the throne in 1311 to go on the 2nd expedition.
He went on 2 expeditions to find the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in the 14th Century.
Mansa Musa came to power after he gave up the throne in 1311 to go on the 2nd expedition.
Emperor Mansa Musa of Mali traveled to Mecca for Hajj with an entourage of 60,000 men.
He took his whole court, his officials, solders, heralds, jesters, merchants, camel riders and 12,000 slaves, dressed in quality Persian silk, clad in golden brocade & carrying golden staffs.
He took his whole court, his officials, solders, heralds, jesters, merchants, camel riders and 12,000 slaves, dressed in quality Persian silk, clad in golden brocade & carrying golden staffs.
Mansa Musa's 1324 Hajj trip with an entourage of 50,000 people saw him give so much gold to people in Cairo, that it caused a 12-year inflation in Europe and the Middle East. It got the world's attention.
Mali got included on Catalan Atlas in 1375.
Mali got included on Catalan Atlas in 1375.
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