In Mandé tradition, it was common for one's name to be prefixed by their mother's name, so the name Kanku Musa means "Musa, son of Kanku", although it is unclear if the genealogy implied is literal. In oral tradition and the Timbuktu Chronicles, Musa is further known as Kanku Musa. Mansa, 'ruler' or 'king' in Mandé, was the title of the ruler of the Mali Empire. Mansa Musa's personal name was Musa ( Arabic: موسى, romanized: Mūsā), the Arabic form of Moses. Musa's reign is often regarded as the zenith of Mali's power and prestige.
His reign is associated with numerous construction projects, including part of Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu. He recruited scholars from the wider Muslim world to travel to Mali, such as the Andalusian poet Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, and helped establish Timbuktu as a center of Islamic learning. He sought closer ties with the rest of the Muslim world, particularly the Mamluk and Marinid Sultanates. Musa expanded the borders of the Mali Empire, in particular incorporating the cities of Gao and Timbuktu into its territory. En route, he spent time in Cairo, where his lavish gift-giving is said to have noticeably affected the value of gold in Egypt and garnered the attention of the wider Muslim world. Musa went on Hajj to Mecca in 1324, traveling with an enormous entourage and a vast supply of gold. The Mali Empire consisted of land that is now part of Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, the Gambia, and the modern state of Mali. At the time of Musa's ascension to the throne, Mali in large part consisted of the territory of the former Ghana Empire, which Mali had conquered. However presently little is known about the extent or mechanics of these trades. Mali is also suspected to have been involved in the trade in many goods such as ivory, slaves, spices, silks, and ceramics. Over a very long period Mali had created a large reserve of gold. It is known from local manuscripts and travellers accounts that Mansa Musa’s wealth came principally from the Mali Empire controlling and taxing the trade in salt from northern regions and especially from gold panned and mined in the gold rich regions to the south: Bambuk, Wangara, Bure, Galam, Taghaza and other such kingdoms over many centuries.
He has been subject to popular claims that he is the wealthiest person in history, but the extent of his actual wealth is not known with any certainty. Musa is known for his wealth and generosity. 1337 ) was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign.
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