Mansa Musa

By Liza-Waldron
  • 1280

    Mansa Musa was Born

  • 1312

    Mansa Musa becomes King of Mali in West Africa

    Mansa Musa I succeeded Abubakari Keita II in
  • 1315

    Mansa Musa expanded his empire

    by annexing the city of Timbuktu and re-establishing control over Gao
  • 1320

    Mansa Musa built mosques in his kingdom

    He embarked upon a mission to build mosques and madrasas in his kingdom
  • 1324

    Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca

  • 1324

    Mansa Musa Stopped at Cairo

    Mansa Musa hands out so much gold that it causes gold's value to be reduced and crashes the economy.
  • 1324

    Invades Timbuktu and gains direct control

    Timbuktu becomes a massive trade center
  • 1325

    Returned From Mecca

  • 1327

    Builds the Great Mosque Sankore Madrasah

  • 1337

    Mansa Musa died

    Between 1331-1337