Mali became a strong and powerful empire. Under the leadership of Mansa Musa, 1312 - 1337, Mali became famous for its trade in gold and the kingdom became incredibly prosperous. Some historians ...

European cartographers visited the Empire of Mali numerous times, hoping to produce early maps of the world. Famously, the Catalan Atlas, produced in 1375, depicts Mansa Musa sitting on a throne ...

The extravagant journey put Mansa Musa on the map — quite literally ... Portuguese interest in Mali would ultimately manifest itself in naval raids against the empire starting in the 15th ...

A system of control and taxes on trade provided stability to the Mali Empire by generating wealth. Trading gold and salt have proved to be the most profitable. Where did Mansa Musa wealth go? A mosque ...

Mansa Musa was emperor of the West African Mali Empire. Covering roughly 500,000 square miles of land, it was the biggest empire West Africa has ever known. 2. Mansa Musa is still the richest man ...

But, according to the internet (and we all know the internet is never wrong) there was someone even richer: a Malian gentleman, Mansa Musa ... came from the Mali empire. Musa certainly enjoyed ...

Although Mali was renowned as a place of wealth, its reputation ultimately led to its downfall when the Portuguese attempted to conquer the kingdom starting in the 15th century, culminating in sea ...

Mali's empire was built by the tenth Mansa, also known as Cassandra or Musa Keita I, "King of Kings" or "Emperor". Musa's gifts of gold contributed to the decline in gold prices in Egypt, which caused ...