Mansa Musa the "king of kings" went on a famous Hajj as a result of this Hajj he also made Mali famous, did he really care about this journey or did he want more? Mansa Musa's religious journey was not for purely religious reasons there were other motivating factors taking him in this journey wealth, riches, and fame. On his journey he could have gone on a straightforward journey to Mecca but he went off course to the city Taghaza. He went off course for the reasons to get wealth. "It was literally worth its weight in gold," (Document B). With this wealth he was trying to bring more riches for him. Also,Taghaza was very famous for their salt mines. Mansa Musa knew that salt could help him get great riches. This was one of the reasons
