The poet Abu Ishaq as-Sahili built a mosque of burnt bricks at this empire's capital, and this empire reached its zenith when one of its generals, Sagmandia, captured Gao, the capital of its rival.
The poet Abu Ishaq as-Sahili built a mosque of burnt bricks at this empire's capital, and this empire reached its zenith when one of its generals, Sagmandia, captured Gao, the capital of its rival. This empire's founder, a man who defeated Sosso (*) in a namesake epic, was named Sundiata. Its most famous ruler, Mansa Musa, ruined the Egyptian gold market on his famous haaj. FTP, identify this medieval empire in Western Africa rooted at Timbuktu that shares its name with a modern day country with capital at Bamako.
The poet Abu Ishaq as-Sahili built a mosque of burnt bricks at this empire's capital, and this empire reached its zenith when one of its generals, Sagmandia, captured Gao, the capital of its rival.
{Mali} Empire