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Timbuktu's Gold Trade: The Wealth That Built a Scholarly City
Long before Timbuktu became synonymous with legendary libraries, it was a crossroads of the trans-Saharan gold trade. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the golden threads that wove through the city: the Wangara merchants who carried gold dust from the Bambuk and Bure mines, the silent barter system that mystified outsiders, and how the glitter of Timbuktu's market attracted both scholars and invaders. They explore how gold funded the construction of the Sankore and Djinguereber mosques, supported manuscript production, and made the city a target for the Saadian sultan Ahmad…
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