Episode 1379
The Mali empire: everything you wanted to know
Kevin MacDonald responds to your queries on the great power that dominated swathes of west Africa from the 13th to 17th centuries
HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate
June 26, 202253m 57s
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Show Notes
Who founded the Mali empire? What impact did Islam have on its trajectory? What were its interactions with medieval Europe like? And what made its greatest leader, Mansa Musa, so fabulously wealthy? Speaking to Spencer Mizen, Kevin MacDonald answers listener questions on one of Africa’s greatest historical powers.
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