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Mansa Musa's Diplomatic Alliance with Marinid Morocco
In Episode 70 of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore Mansa Musa's strategic diplomatic alliance with the Marinid sultanate of Morocco. They delve into the 1324 embassy sent from Fez to Niani, the exchange of gifts including a golden sword, and the forgotten treaty that solidified trans-Saharan ties. The episode reveals how Musa's outreach to the Marinids was a calculated move to secure his empire's western flank, protect trade routes, and bolster his religious legitimacy as a patron of Islam. It also touches on the role of the Marinid scholar al-Sahili, who later became…
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