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Mansa Musa's Hajj: The Journey That Shook the World
In 1324, Mansa Musa embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca that would become legendary. This episode follows the emperor's 4,000-mile journey across the Sahara, through Cairo's Mamluk court, and into the Arabian Peninsula. We explore the logistics of moving a caravan of 60,000 people and 12,000 slaves, the massive gold expenditure that crashed Cairo's economy for over a decade, and the political calculations behind Musa's diplomatic overtures to Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad. Drawing on the accounts of al-Umari and Ibn Battuta, we separate historical fact from the myths that have…
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