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Mansa Musa's Lost Library: The Manuscripts of Timbuktu
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known facet of Mansa Musa's legacy: his patronage of scholarship and the book culture that flourished in Timbuktu under Mali's rule. They discuss the founding of the Sankore Mosque and university, the arrival of scholars from across the Muslim world, and the vast manuscript libraries that collected works on astronomy, medicine, law, and Sufi mysticism. The conversation touches on the role of the Qadi al-jama'a in building a legal curriculum, the influence of al-Sahili's architecture on learning spaces, and the survival of…
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