Narrator: Musa became the Emperor of Mali, the Mansa ... Timbuktu became the heart of his empire, the centre of trade and culture. News of wealth and learning spread far and wide.

A heavy guilder’s tax was imposed on everything that passed through the empire, in or out. In four centuries, Mali expanded its territory, influence, and culture thanks to a well-trained imperial army ...

The Mali Empire was founded in 1226 CE by Sundiata Keita.Sundiata was the second son of the King of the Mandinka people. It was prophesized that Sundiata would become a great ruler. Upon the death ...