Medieval Africa

One Pilgrimage That Crashed Three Gold Markets

A single man's journey to Mecca destroyed the gold markets of three nations and made one African king more famous than any European monarch.

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Medieval Africa14th CenturyIslamic PilgrimageMali EmpireEconomic HistoryTrans Saharan TradeMansa MusaGold TradeCairoMecca

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