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Mansa Musa's Naval Expedition and the Atlantic Mystery
We often think of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca as his defining moment, but recent scholarship points to an even more audacious ambition: a naval expedition into the Atlantic Ocean. This episode explores the story of his predecessor, Abu Bakr II, who reportedly abdicated the throne to lead a fleet of two thousand ships across the unknown waters. Drawing on the accounts of al-Umari and the oral traditions preserved by the jeliw, we examine the logistics of this voyage, the technology of Mande shipbuilding, and the enduring mystery of what happened when the fleet vanished beyond the horizon…
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