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Mansa Musa's Gold Standard: How Mali Measured Wealth
When Mansa Musa gave away so much gold in Cairo that the metal's value crashed for a decade, it wasn't just a story of staggering generosity — it revealed a sophisticated economic system built on weights, measures, and trust. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Mali Empire managed its gold economy: the use of the mithqal standard inherited from North African trade, the role of the farba as royal inspectors, the silent trade rituals that protected gold sources, and the debasement crisis that followed Musa's hajj. We look at the gold dust currency (tibar), the copper…
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