Mansa Musa

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Discuss the Contributions of Mansa Musa to the greatness of the Mali Empire Mansa Kankan Musa was a king of Mali who reigned from 1307 to 1337. Today he is still known as one of the best kings of Mali. Mansa Musa influenced the Mali empire heavily through the works of politics, commerce, and religion. First in politics Mansa Musa created a more detailed government that was way more successful than the government at the time. Another thing that he did is build relationships with other African states like Egypt and Morocco. During his reign, he also captured more land Northern and Eastern. One state they captured is Walata which was used primarily as a famous commercial center. Another place the Mansa Musa empire captured was Timbuctu, a smaller

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