From the late 1200s to the early 1300s, the city became part of the Mali Empire and became central to the empire’s wealth and prosperity. Its geographical location, sitting on the edge of the ...

Mansa Musa was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire. His reign in the 14th century ... Musa went on Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, in 1324 - travelling ...

During his return from Mecca, the Mali Empire conquered the cities of Timbuktu and Gao, both significant additions to Musa’s realm. In Timbuktu, al-Sahili is credited with the construction of ...