Trading gold and salt have proved to be the most profitable. Where did Mansa Musa wealth go? A mosque would be built in today's Mali on this territory after Musa completed his Hajj in today's Mali.

Under the leadership of Mansa Musa, 1312 - 1337 ... the Middle East and Africa came to live in Mali. Musa turned Sankore mosque into a university and filled it with astronomers, mathematicians ...

Mansa Musa's wealth was much greater ... A devout Muslim, Musa set off on a journey to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage, leaving Mali with a caravan of 60,000 men. The king took his entire court ...

He also built the legendary Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu, pictured below, which still stands. After reigning for 25 years, Mansa Musa died in 1337. He was succeeded by his son, Maghan I.

Mansa Musa was the legendary ... both significant additions to Musa’s realm. In Timbuktu, al-Sahili is credited with the construction of the Djinguereber Mosque and the Sankore University ...