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Mansa Musa's Army: The Military Machine of Mali
When Mansa Musa marched to Mecca in 1324, he didn't just bring gold—he brought an army. But what did that army look like when it wasn't on pilgrimage? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the military structure of the Mali Empire under Mansa Musa. Drawing on the accounts of Al-Umari and Ibn Battuta, they discuss the farba provincial commanders, the elite royal guard with golden bows, the cavalry that thundered across the Sahel, and the infantry armed with poisoned arrows. They delve into the siege of Timbuktu under Mansa Musa's predecessor, the Songhai campaign that extended…
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