HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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He became an important leaderin the Islamic leadership.
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His followers built a largemosque in his honor.
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He became famous andintroduced the world to the MaliEmpire.
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He became even wealthierthrough very shrewd tradingdeals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mansa Mūsā, either the grandson or the grandnephew of Sundiata, the founder of his dynasty, came to the throne in 1307. In the 17th year of his reign (1324), he set out on his famous pilgrimage to Mecca. It was this pilgrimage that awakened the world to the stupendous wealth of Mali.
Detailed explanation-2: -It helped build trade relations and helped spread Islam.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sundiata Keita was the first ruler of the Mali Empire in the 13th century C.E. He laid the foundation for a powerful and wealthy African empire and proclaimed the first charter of human rights, the Manden Charter.