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Mansa Musa and the Lost Atlantic Fleet of Abu Bakr II
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the tantalizing story of Mansa Musa's predecessor, Abu Bakr II, who allegedly set sail into the Atlantic Ocean with a massive fleet and never returned. Drawing from the writings of the Egyptian scholar al-Umari, who interviewed Mansa Musa during his pilgrimage to Cairo in 1324, we examine the historical evidence for this lost expedition, the Mali Empire's shipbuilding capabilities, and the debates among modern historians about whether West Africans reached the Americas before Columbus. The episode also delves into Mansa…
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