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Mansa Musa's Judicial Reforms: The Qadis of Mali
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Mansa Musa's transformation of the Mali Empire's legal system. After his 1324 hajj, the emperor brought back not just gold and architects, but a cadre of Maliki-trained qadis—Islamic judges—who reshaped justice from Niani to Timbuktu. Learn how Musa balanced sharia with Mande customary law, how the farba (provincial governors) lost judicial power, and why a qadi once ruled on a case involving a stolen camel that turned into a diplomatic incident with the Songhai. Discover the role of jeliw (oral historians) in preserving verdicts, the tensions…
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