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Mansa Musa's Golden Diplomacy: Letters and Gifts
Mansa Musa's hajj to Cairo in 1324 wasn't just a pilgrimage — it was a diplomatic mission. In Episode 199, Lucas and Luna explore the sultan's gift-giving strategy, his correspondence with the Mamluk court, and the silk, gold, and horses that oiled the wheels of power from Niani to Cairo. They untangle the web of alliances Mansa Musa wove across the Sahara, including his outreach to the Marinid sultan of Morocco and the gift of an elephant to the ruler of Egypt. Drawing on al-Umari's Masalik al-Absar and Ibn Khaldun's Kitab al-Ibar, they reveal how Mali's wealth…
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