7. The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Importance of the Sahara West
The story teller in me finds it an irresistible anecdote to mention, and something about the pure weirdness of it does tempt me to believe it. Whatever the circumstances of his rise to power, we do know that musa was a fearsomely effective ruler. During his reign, he expanded the mali empire and conquered a further 24 cities,. folding them into the largest empire that africa had ever seen. But one event secure his place in history. And that was his eye wateringly expensive pilgrimage to mecca.
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