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The Qadi of Timbuktu: Mansa Musa's Legal Revolution in the Sahel
After the hajj, Mansa Musa didn't just build mosques—he transformed how justice worked across the Mali Empire. This episode explores the forgotten figure of the Qadi al-jama'a, the chief judge who brought Maliki law to the Niger bend and reconciled it with Mande custom. Drawing on al-Umari's Masalik al-Absar and the Tarikh al-Sudan, we trace how Mansa Musa imported legal scholars from Cairo, established qadis in every major city, and used Islamic courts to centralize power over fractious provinces. We also examine the tension between sharia and the Kouroukan Fouga, the ancient…
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