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Mansa Musa's Hidden Capital: The Lost City of Niani
In this episode, we peel back the layers of legend to find the real Niani, the capital of the Mali Empire under Mansa Musa. We trace the city's rise from a modest Mandinka settlement to a sprawling metropolis of mud-brick palaces, bustling markets, and mosques that echoed with the call to prayer. Drawing on the accounts of Ibn Battuta, the Tarikh al-Sudan, and the archaeological work of Polish and Guinean teams, we uncover what the city actually looked like, how it was governed, and why it vanished so completely that its exact location is still debated. We also explore the role of the…
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