A history written in this city, the Chronicle of the Seeker, tells how a king undertook a journey after accidentally killing his mother.
A history written in this city, the Chronicle of the Seeker, tells how a king undertook a journey after accidentally killing his mother. The jurist Ahmad Baba was deported from this city and his library was plundered after this non-capital city was captured by the Saadi king Ahmad al-Mansur and his general Judah Pasha. An Andalusian architect came to this city to design the Jingaray Ber mosque, as well as the mud and wood (*) Sankore University. Rumors of this city's wealth prompted René Caillié and other Europeans to disguise themselves as Muslims to visit it. This city was the cultural capital of an empire founded by Sundiata and ruled by a man known for his lavish hajj to Mecca, Mansa Musa. For 10 points, name this center of trade and learning in present-day Mali.
A history written in this city, the Chronicle of the Seeker, tells how a king undertook a journey after accidentally killing his mother.
Timbuktu [or Tombouctou; or Tumbutu]