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Mansa Musa's Desert Engineers: The Water Architects of the Sahel
Lucas and Luna explore the unsung heroes of Mansa Musa's empire: the engineers and laborers who built the wells, cisterns, and underground canals that made trans-Saharan travel and trade possible. From the foggaras of Taghaza to the qanat-like systems adapted in the Sahel, this episode uncovers how water management sustained Mali's wealth and power. Learn about the role of the farba in organizing these projects, the geological constraints of the Sahara, and the technological exchange with North Africa. Specific figures include the Berber hydrologist Abu al-Hasan al-Tilimsani, who…
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