From the late 1200s to the early 1300s, the city became part of the Mali Empire and became central to the empire’s wealth and prosperity. Its geographical location, sitting on the edge of the ...

In cities like Timbuktu and Gao ... as well as into lands and provinces of several vassal kingdoms. There is evidence that the Mali Empire originated with Sundiata, or the Lion King, as he is known. A ...

During his return from Mecca, the Mali Empire conquered the cities of Timbuktu and Gao, both significant additions to Musa’s realm. In Timbuktu, al-Sahili is credited with the construction of ...