Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca with a caravan of 60,000 ... He took his entire royal court and officials, soldiers, griots (entertainers), merchants, camel drivers and 12,000 slaves, as well ...

Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca with a caravan of 60,000 ... He took his entire royal court and officials, soldiers, griots (entertainers), merchants, camel drivers and 12,000 slaves, as well ...

Mansa Musa was the legendary ruler of the Mali Empire ... This included the Mansa’s servants, enslaved people, soldiers, and prominent members of the royal court, including the Mansa’s ...

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 ...

Under the leadership of Mansa Musa, 1312 - 1337, Mali became famous for its trade in gold and the kingdom became incredibly prosperous. Some historians remember Mansa Musa as the ‘wealthiest man ...

Mansa Musa was in charge of a lot of land ... "Chroniclers describe an entourage of tens of thousands of soldiers, civilians and slaves, 500 heralds bearing gold staffs and dressed in fine ...

Many people claim that Mansa Musa, the emperor of the Mali Empire in the fourteenth century, was the wealthiest individual in history. For centuries, the public and historians have been fascinated ...

So who was this Mansa Musa the Ninth? He was born in 1280 in ... them – in addition to a retinue of 38,000 others, including soldiers and entertainers, all dressed in gold, brocade and silk.

During the 14th century, the emperor of Mali, Mansa Musa, reigned supreme over the landlocked West African country. He became known beyond Africa's borders after assuming power in 1312 and ...

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled “Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, ...