This Muslim king paved his journey to Mecca with gold
The map attributed to Abraham Cresques. Sheet 6 out of 12. This is the lower portion of the sheet and shows the Western Sahara. The Atlas Mountains are at the top and the River Niger at the bottom. Mansa Musa is shown sitting on a throne and holding a gold coin. Source: Galicia Digital Library
The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five main pillars of Islam, and Musa decided to embark on Hajj in 1324-1325. But, It was not like any other journey ever witnessed. Musa quite literally paved his path to Mecca with gold and put his kingdom on the map. During Musa’s stay, the members of his caravan boosted the local market by shopping in huge amounts, paying at least five dinar for something worth one dinar. In fact, Musa and his caravan’s spending caused such a decline in the currency’s value, that the market had still not fully recovered 12 years later.
Musa made his pilgrimage to Mecca, and donated huge amounts of gold in Mecca and Madinah. He encountered descendants of the Prophet Muhammad and gave them lands and houses and even persuaded a few of them to return to Mali with him. He stayed in the Hejaz, in present-day Saudi Arabia, for three months, and during his return, his caravan was raided by bedouins. When he arrived in Cairo, he met with Mamluk’s sultan again and asked to borrow money from Egyptian traders.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Bill Gates-backed Heliogen’s solar ‘breakthrough’ could replace fossil fuels in steel and other big-polluting industriesHeliogen, a Bill Gates-supported clean energy company, claims it has achieved a breakthrough in concentrated solar energy that could replace the fossil fuels...
Lire la suite »
Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Buys Tiffany For $16.2 BillionLVMH struck a deal for Tiffany & Co. with a new $16.2 billion offer—making it the biggest luxury brand acquisition ever
Lire la suite »
Bill Gates-backed Heliogen’s solar ‘breakthrough’ could replace fossil fuels in steel and other big-polluting industriesHeliogen, a Bill Gates-supported clean energy company, claims it has achieved a breakthrough in concentrated solar energy that could replace the fossil fuels...
Lire la suite »
Trump national security adviser won’t say if president will sign Hong Kong billPresident Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien says he doesn’t know which way Trump is leaning on a bill that would support the Hong Kong protest movement
Lire la suite »
Michael Bloomberg joins Democrats' 2020 race for presidentMichael R. Bloomberg, one of the richest men in the world, enters the race with a huge financial edge over his Democratic rivals — but also with big vulnerabilities.
Lire la suite »
A Wife Who ‘Surrendered’ to Her Husband“I was watching Fifty Shades of Grey the other day, and Christian was asking [Anastasia] to surrender to BDSM. I was sick. That’s not what it is at all”
Lire la suite »