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Mansa Musa's Army The Farari and the Conquest of Kukiya
In this episode, Lucas and Luna take a fresh look at Mansa Musa's military machine, focusing on the farari commanders and the sofas who expanded the Mali Empire. They dive into the little-known campaign against the Songhai province of Kukiya, where Mansa Musa's army used riverine warfare and cavalry to crush resistance. Along the way, they discuss the role of the jeliw as battlefield advisors, the tribute system that followed conquest, and how control of the Niger Bend secured Mali's dominance over trans-Saharan trade. Drawing on the Tarikh al-Sudan and oral traditions, the…
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