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The Gargantuan Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa

Mar 14, 202338 min
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Episode description

In 1324, a man showed up in Cairo, Egypt with 60,000 people, each carrying untold amounts of gold. Supposedly, he was the wealthiest man in history, and is name was Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire.

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