Mansa Musa
Historical Figure

Mansa Musa

Ruler of Mali from c. 1312 to c. 1337

About Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa's reign is often regarded as the zenith of Mali's power and prestige, although he features less in Mandinka oral traditions than his predecessors.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Kingdom1235 CE – 1600 CE

Kingdom of Mali

The Mali Empire was one of the largest and wealthiest empires in West African history, famed for Mansa Musa, whose 1324 hajj to Mecca distributed so much gold that it reportedly depressed gold prices across the Mediterranean for years.