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| − | '''Mansa Musa''' was king of the [[Mali]] empire from 1312 to 1337. He was a devoted Muslim and a benefactor of [[Islam]]ic studies. | + | '''Mansa Musa''' was king of the [[Mali]] empire from 1312 to 1337. He was a devoted Muslim and a benefactor of [[Islam]]ic studies. Mansa Musa is famous for his extravagant [[Hajj]]; when Musa passed through Cairo, he was reportedly accompanied by thousands of people and a hundred camels, and gave out so much gold that the North African economy took over a decade to recover from the ensuing inflation. |
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Revision as of 00:51, May 28, 2007
Mansa Musa was king of the Mali empire from 1312 to 1337. He was a devoted Muslim and a benefactor of Islamic studies. Mansa Musa is famous for his extravagant Hajj; when Musa passed through Cairo, he was reportedly accompanied by thousands of people and a hundred camels, and gave out so much gold that the North African economy took over a decade to recover from the ensuing inflation.