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Mansa Musa's Son Maghan I and the Fall from Gold
After Mansa Musa's historic hajj and golden era, his son Maghan I inherited the Mali Empire. But Maghan's reign was short and troubled. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the succession crisis after Musa's death, the rise of Maghan, and the immediate unraveling of Musa's carefully built systems. They discuss the role of the farba governors, the strain on Mali's treasury from Musa's lavish spending, and the rebellion of the Songhai city of Gao. Drawing on al-Umari's accounts and oral Mande traditions, they examine how Maghan's brief rule—lasting…
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