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The Mali Empire: The Richest Civilization in History — Fexingo History
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Mansa Musa's Lost Fleet: The Mali Navy and Transatlantic TradeLucas and Luna dive into one of the most tantalizing controversies in West African history: did the Mali Empire build a navy capable of crossing the Atlantic? Based on the writings…
- Mali's Lost City of Gold: The Rise and Fall of Niani
While Timbuktu and Djenné get all the glory, the true heart of the Mali Empire was Niani, its legendary capital on the Sankarani River. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the…
- The Mali Empire's Secret Currency: Cowrie Shells and Copper
We usually think of Mali's wealth in terms of salt and gold, but the empire's economy ran on something far more surprising: cowrie shells. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore h…
- The Salt that Built Mali: Taghaza and the Sahara's Hidden Empire
In this seventh episode of The Mali Empire: The Richest Civilization in History, Lucas and Luna turn their attention to an often-overlooked foundation of Mali's wealth: salt. While…
- The Battle of Kirina: Sundiata's Victory That Built an Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the pivotal Battle of Kirina, where Sundiata Keita defeated the sorcerer-king Soumaoro Kanté and laid the foundation for the Mali Empire. Th…
- Timbuktu's Golden Age: Scholars, Manuscripts, and the University of the Desert
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the intellectual and cultural golden age of Timbuktu under the Mali Empire. They discuss how the city became a world-renowned center of lear…
- Mansa Musa's Hajj: Gold, Cairo, and the Inflation of a Kingdom
In 1324, Mansa Musa, the emperor of Mali, embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca that would become the stuff of legend. But this episode looks beyond the simple image of a king scatteri…
- The Griot: Mali's Living Library and the Power of Oral Tradition
In Episode 3 of The Mali Empire: The Richest Civilization in History, Lucas and Luna turn from the throne to the storyteller. Every Mansa, every battle, every law of the Kouroukan…
- Sundiata Keita: The Lion King of Mali
While Mansa Musa is the most famous ruler of the Mali Empire, the empire's true founder was Sundiata Keita, the 'Lion King' who united the Mandinka people and built the foundation…
- Mansa Musa and the Golden Empire of Mali
In 1324, Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire, embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca that would forever change the world's perception of West Africa. His caravan stretched for miles, l…
