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Mansa Musa's Forgotten Siege of Gao
We explore the 1324 military campaign that secured Mali’s eastern frontier, focusing on the siege of Gao and the strategic use of cavalry against the Songhai. Lucas details how Mansa Musa leveraged his father’s legacy to project power into the Niger Bend, while Luna questions the logistical reality of feeding an army in the Sahel. We examine the role of the Dyula merchants in funding this expedition and the political aftermath that integrated Gao into the empire without destroying its autonomy. This episode moves beyond gold and pilgrimage to reveal the hard-edged statecraft that made Mali a…
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