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Mansa Musa: The Most Famous African Traveler to Mecca

By Barbara Krasner

Book information

Publisher
Rosen Young Adult
Year
2016
ISBN
1508171513, 9781508171515
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8320428 bytes)
Series
Silk Road’s Greatest Travelers
Pages
112\0
Time added
2018-11-15 19:56:32

Description

From Mali to Cairo to Mecca and beyond, Mansa Musa was known as the Lion of Mali. Now remembered as the richest person in history, his enormous wealth, legendary generosity, and lavish pilgrimage from Mali to Mecca made him a favorite of medieval Arab storytellers. However, the 14th-century leader also presided over one of the largest empires in the world during his time. This informative biography traces Mansa Musas life, following his magnificent caravan as he traversed what remained of the Silk Road routes to become a hajji and returned to transform Timbuktu into western Africas most famous cultural center.

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