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Mansa Musa's War with the Mossi Kingdoms 1328
In 1328, Mansa Musa launched a brutal campaign against the Mossi kingdoms south of the Niger bend. The Mossi had raided the vital trade town of Timbuktu, threatening Mali's control of the Sahelian gold-salt routes. This episode explores the Mossi cavalry tactics, their decentralized chieftaincies, and how Musa's general Farba Bureima used scorched-earth warfare to push them back. We also examine the aftermath: the tribute system imposed on the Mossi, the cultural exchanges that followed, and why this war is often overlooked in favor of Musa's more famous hajj. Primary sources…
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