WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By the end of Mansa Musa’s reign (early 14th century CE), the Sankoré Masjid had been converted into a fully staffed madrasa (Islamic school, or in this case, university) with the largest collections of books in Africa since the Library of Alexandria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who is Mansa Musa and why is he important? Mansa Musa was the ruler of the largest and wealthiest North African country during his reign in 1312-1337 C.E. He became well known for his wealth when he took a lavish pilgrimage to Mecca, spending extravagently along the way.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where did we get most of our knowledge about Mansa Musa? We got most of our information from Griots and Storytellers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mansa Musa (about 1280 – about 1337) was an emperor (manse) of the Mali Empire during the 14th century. He became emperor in 1312. He was the first African ruler to be famous in all of Europe and the Middle East he was also the 9th emperor in his times. Historians say he was the richest person to have ever lived.