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Mansa Musa's Silk and the Mali Court
While Mansa Musa is famous for his gold, this episode explores the sophisticated textile economy of the Mali Empire that funded his reign. We trace the origins of the kente cloth tradition to the Dyula traders who connected West Africa to North African markets. Lucas and Luna discuss how the kouroukan fouga legal code regulated trade practices, ensuring quality control for luxury fabrics like silk and cotton. We examine the role of the jeliw griots in preserving the history of these merchant families and how their oral histories reveal a complex social hierarchy based on craftsmanship rather…
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