HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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his expansion of the gold trade into central and Southern Africa.
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defending his African kingdom from slave traders.
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his conversion to Islam and his pilgrimage to Mecca.
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lending his massive military forces to the Arabs during the Crusades.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The greatest of Mali’s emperors was Mansa Musa, a devout Muslim who in 1324 made a pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca. Along the way, he stopped in the Egyptian capital of Cairo and spent so much gold that he nearly wrecked the Egyptian economy.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is at the outset of this committee that Musa I has made the decision to embark on his hajj to Mecca from the heart of Mali. The journey will take him from Niana through Walata, across the Nile into Cairo, through the Mamluk controlled city of Medina, and finally into The Holy City of Mecca.
Detailed explanation-3: -Putting Mali on the Map: Mansa Musa, as a king, literally put Mali on the map. His pilgrimage to Mecca, accompanied by thousands of servants, officials, and soldiers all loaded with gold, brought Mali to the attention of world leaders in both the Muslim and non-Muslim world.