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Mansa Musa's Lost Mosque: The Mystery of Gao's Abandoned Minaret
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the architectural legacy of Mansa Musa's reign, focusing on the mysterious abandoned minaret in Gao. They discuss the role of the Andalusian architect Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, who designed the Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu and possibly the Gao minaret. The conversation covers the construction techniques using banco (mud-brick), the political tensions between the Mali Empire and the Songhai people of Gao, and why the minaret was left unfinished or fell into disrepair. They also touch on the accounts of Ibn Battuta and al-Umari, and the cultural…
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