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The Songhai Empire's Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
In this episode, Lucas and Luna delve into the intellectual heart of the Songhai Empire: the thousands of manuscripts that filled Timbuktu's libraries. They explore how these texts—covering astronomy, medicine, law, and poetry—were produced, traded, and preserved. The conversation highlights the role of scholars like Ahmed Baba, the Sankore Madrasa's curriculum, and the devastating loss during the Saadian invasion. They also touch on the modern efforts to recover and digitize surviving manuscripts, connecting the empire's legacy to today's preservation challenges…
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