Mansa Musa's Lost Brother and the Atlantic Voyage

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Mansa Musa's Lost Brother and the Atlantic Voyage

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While most histories focus on Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca, a lesser-known account from al-Umari suggests his predecessor, Abu Bakr II, embarked on a massive naval expedition into the Atlantic Ocean. This episode explores the Mandinka legend of the Kouroukan Fouga constitution and the maritime ambitions of the Mali Empire. We examine how Abu Bakr II allegedly abdicated his throne to sail westward, leaving Musa to rule an empire that stretched across the Sahel. By investigating the Tarikh al-Sudan and the accounts of Ibn Khaldun, we uncover the logistical realities of jeliw ships and the Dyula trade networks that made such an expedition conceivable. Was it a myth, or a lost chapter of African exploration? We dive into the political maneuvering in Niani and the role of the farba administrators who held the empire together while their ruler vanished into the unknown. #MansaMusa #AbuBakrII #MaliEmpire #WestAfricaHistory #Sahel #Timbuktu #Niani #Dyula #AlUmari #IbnKhaldun #KouroukanFouga #Jeliw #AtlanticVoyage #Mandinka #TarikhAlSudan #Farba #Gbara #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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