Battuta travelled throughout the known Islamic world. In the 1350s, he travelled through Mali to Timbuktu where he heard stories of Mansa Musa, which he wrote down. Similarly, another scholar ...

as the Mali Empire became a hub for Islamic learning. Mansa Musa presided over a golden age of African development and prosperity. The Mali Empire was founded in 1226 CE by Sundiata Keita.