The Reign of King Mansa Musa Looking back in history, the West African Kingdom had three major empires; The Ghana, The Mali, and The Songhai. The most significant empire in the West Africa was the Mali Empire. The Mali Empire was discovered by King Sundiata during the thirteenth century. The Mali Empire was a success from the foundation laid by King Sundiata, through control over trade and beliefs of Islam. Mansa Musa was a descendant of King Sundiata, and through inheritance was made ruler over the Mali Empire. How did a black man from The West Africa Kingdom become the world’s wealthiest man? I will be discussing the Reign of Mansa Musa from 1312 to 1337 C.E. (Reece 2006) I have found that Mali Empire had prosperous accomplishments in their
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Mansa Musa was a great artist who built religious buildings through the cities he trade with. The buildings where powerful places of knowledge from teachers who taught the religion of Islam. These buildings were known as Mosques which were the most important architectural samples that appealed diversity of the Islamic belief and African societies. (Haskins 2005) Mansa Musa influenced Islam in West Africa by isolating Muslim societies, mixing Islam with local customs as the people selectively adopted Islamic ways, and pushed for change in an exertion to free the people of their mixed beliefs. The Africans were the first to race who accepted Islam which changed The West African Kingdom greatly. West African Muslims created school, the teachers and students used the Arabic language for reading, writing, and possibly …show more content…
Which allowed other become Muslim and making Islam a great religion in the West Africa Kingdom. While it could have stood only planned as an appearance of religious observance, Musa’s hajj and the wealth he showed had influential effects. In addition, Africans are often shown as hungry, underweight, dirty, and ignorant; The Mali Empire and ruler Mansa Musa proved this bias opinion to be wrong. The black people of The West African Kingdom have been shown that they are capable of becoming wealth no matter the
Mansa Musa was a great artist who built religious buildings through the cities he trade with. The buildings where powerful places of knowledge from teachers who taught the religion of Islam. These buildings were known as Mosques which were the most important architectural samples that appealed diversity of the Islamic belief and African societies. (Haskins 2005) Mansa Musa influenced Islam in West Africa by isolating Muslim societies, mixing Islam with local customs as the people selectively adopted Islamic ways, and pushed for change in an exertion to free the people of their mixed beliefs. The Africans were the first to race who accepted Islam which changed The West African Kingdom greatly. West African Muslims created school, the teachers and students used the Arabic language for reading, writing, and possibly …show more content…
Which allowed other become Muslim and making Islam a great religion in the West Africa Kingdom. While it could have stood only planned as an appearance of religious observance, Musa’s hajj and the wealth he showed had influential effects. In addition, Africans are often shown as hungry, underweight, dirty, and ignorant; The Mali Empire and ruler Mansa Musa proved this bias opinion to be wrong. The black people of The West African Kingdom have been shown that they are capable of becoming wealth no matter the