First Mansa Musa the ruler of Mali took upon himself the sacred pilgrimage known as the hajj in 1324 where during his trip he stopped in the middle of Egypt at a place called Cairo. There in Cairo he gave away his gold and goods eventually resulting in the diminishing of his gold supply. Also, While in Cairo he instructed a great architect to build mosques so that Cairo would follow the religion of Islam more strongly. Mansa Musa was one of the richest men to ever live, during his hajj he brought 60,000 people with him along with 1,000 camels. Mansa Musa’s Hajj has a huge impact on the area around it and even beyond to borrow some for the way back. Due to how much money was given out, the economy in Cairo was depressed and the value of
