Life of the Week: Mansa Musa
Hannah Cusworth shares highlights from the intriguing life of the Mali emperor Mansa Musa – from his astonishing pilgrimage to Mecca to tales of his extraordinary wealth
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Show Notes
In the list of the world’s all-time wealthiest people, one name regularly tops the charts: Mansa Musa. Ruling a kingdom that stretched across West Africa, the 14th-century Mali emperor is best known for undertaking a glittering pilgrimage towards the holy city of Mecca. Yet, speaking to Emily Briffett, Hannah Cusworth argues Mansa Musa left a much larger legacy than that.
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