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Mansa Musa's Engineers: The Builders Who Shaped Mali
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the unsung architects and engineers of the Mali Empire under Mansa Musa. They delve into the role of the farba (governors) in commissioning public works, the construction of the Djinguereber and Sankore mosques using banco (mud-brick), and the influence of Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, the Andalusian poet-architect who brought fired brick and geometric design to Timbuktu. The hosts discuss the organization of labor, the use of enslaved and free artisans, the challenges of building on the Niger River's floodplains, and how these structures served as symbols…
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