HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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forcing other to convert to Islam
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Gave his descendents the best jobs
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creating schools for children
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builts mosques and invited Muslim scholars to Mali
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mansa Musa developed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into important cultural centers. He also brought architects from the Middle East and across Africa to design new buildings for his cities. Mansa Musa turned the kingdom of Mali into a sophisticated center of learning in the Islamic world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mansa Musa helped spread Islam in West Africa through conquest, commerce, and building programs.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1324 Musa embarked on the hajj, the religious pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make in their lifetime. It was also an opportunity to forge alliances and to advertise his wealth and power through lavish displays.
Detailed explanation-4: -Musa went on hajj to Mecca in 1324, traveling with an enormous entourage and a vast supply of gold. En route, he spent time in Cairo, where his lavish gift-giving is said to have noticeably affected the value of gold in Egypt and garnered the attention of the wider Muslim world.