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Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage: The Gold That Broke Cairo
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the immediate economic shockwaves of Mansa Musa’s 1324 hajj through Egypt. While earlier episodes covered his architects, lost brother Abu Bakr II, and the structural mechanics of the Mali Empire, we focus on the specific aftermath in Cairo. We examine how al-Umari recorded the inflation that devalued gold for over a decade, the diplomatic exchanges with Mamluk Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad, and the logistical reality of distributing such wealth to the poor. This story moves beyond the myth of 'infinite gold' to look at the geopolitical…
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