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by jihadjihad 381 days ago
Mansa Musa is totally worth reading about, as are philosophers etc. like Ibn Khaldun and others (Ibn Khaldun wrote about Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, wealth, etc.).

There was a lot going on in medieval Africa, I wish I had some good sources, if anyone knows any I'd be interested in expanding my knowledge as well!
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petepete 381 days ago
There are episodes of In Our Time on The Empire of Mali (incl Mansa Musa) and Ibn Khaldun

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06kgggv

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qckbw

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jorgen123 381 days ago
The wikipedia page about the Mali Empire [1] has a few books in the Further Reading section. This one looks promising: African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa [2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Empire

[2] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34928286-african-dominio...

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