About this episode
We're tracing the life of Mansa Musa, the King of the Mali Empire, from his ascent to the throne to the mind-boggling scale of his wealth. We'll follow his legendary Pilgrimage to Mecca, the boom in culture and learning with the rise of Timbuktu, and analyze the incredible power he held! Welcome to HISTORY CAMP! 🏕️
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Timestamps:
0:00 Christos YAPPIN
1:43 Africa In The 1300’s
3:52 Mansa Musa Becomes King
5:18 Wealth of Mansa Musa
9:34 Pilgrimage to Mecca
15:48 Creating Timbuktu
20:50 Who Was Mansa Musa?
23:06 Power of Mansa Musa
24:40 The Fall of Mali
28:13 The Scholarly Thoughts
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