Amber+Robinson+-+Mansa+Musa

__**// Mansa Musa[[image:http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article8213450.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/african-king-rich.jpg]] //**__
//(1280-1337)//

**//-__ Background __//**
// Mansa inherited the title __Mansa__ and the kingdom of Mali from his father in about 1307.Year's before, Musa's grandfather Sundiata, found the kingdom of Mali after conquering __The Ghana Empire__ around 1230.Musa himself may have come to the thof intrigue:He told the Egyptians a story the his predecessor had disappeared on an ocean voyage. //

**__ //-Jobs// __**
//Musa was the builder of a strong and growing empire, rather than the caretaker of a Kingdom in its golden age.By the end of Musa's reign, Mali extended from the Atlantic coast, near modern Senegal close to the borders of contemporary Nigeria in the east and for into Sahara Desert in the north.Though probably accurate as far as area is concerned. A fairer comparison of the size and population of Mali would be the Inca Empire in South America.//

**//-//__//Education//__**
//Not much is known about his education,but during his rule, both learning and the arts increased in his Kingdom. Mansa Musa became best known over the centuries for his show of wealth during his Pilgrimage, or religious trip,to Mecca in what is today Saudi Arabia.//

//-__Childhood__//
//For forty-seven years between the time of the death of his grandfather's brother, Mansa Musa's// // accession to the throne, Mali endured a period of political instability.His family was tempestuous family; no firm rules of succession could be established. //

**//-__Achievements__//**
//Mansa Musa became the __King of Mali__ under his rule.He was a gay ass mother fucker. uyy suck my vagina bitches. expanded Mali's border! Brought back with him an Arabic library, religious scholars, and most importantly the Muslim architecture Al-Sahili, who built the great mosques at Gao and Timbuktu and a royal palace.He was the first African-American ruler to practice Islam devour.//

//-__**Influence on the world**__//
//Conversions to Islam greatly increased.Had brought Muslim// Scholars from Makkah to teach in Mali's learning centers.Is mostly remembered for his extravagant Hajj,or Pilgrimage,to Mecca, according to the Arab historian Al-umari,thousands of his subjects; a wife with 500 attendants.

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