A system of control and taxes on trade provided stability to the Mali Empire by generating wealth. Trading gold and salt have proved to be the most profitable. During Musa's time, West Africa was ...

At the time, the Mali empire extended through 2,000 miles of West Africa, from what today is ... the “Paris of the Medieval World”, according to some. One of Musa’s buildings, the Sankore ...

In fact, the surnames Bagayoko and Doumbia are both from the ancient lineage (called Boula) of blacksmiths that date back to the time of the emperor Sunjata Keita, who founded the Mali empire in 1235.

It was last updated on 28 July 2023 Once home to several pre-colonial empires, the landlocked, arid West ... of North Africa and subsequent spread of Islam. c.1226-1670 - Mali Empire becomes ...