The Empire of Mali - An Empire of Trade and Faith - Extra History - Part 2
1.5M views · Apr 21, 2018 · Education
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@extrahistory · 8 years ago (edited) · pinned
Ibn Battutah wrote a book called "The Travels," producing the only eyewitness account of the Mali Empire. So today we’re going to follow him, letting his journey teach us about how trade built the realm.<br><br>Support us on Patreon! We're actually running a poll this weekend (through 4/23) to determine one of our upcoming Extra History series! <a href="http://patreon.com/extracredits">patreon.com/extracredits</a>
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@Radiodragonofdoom · 8 years ago
I love that rude tourists are a universal constant.
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@muixc · 8 years ago
"The king of Mali is so rich, he's going on tour to let everyone know. 'Wow. That guy is rich.' Everyone said." -Bill Wurtz
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@swampfox1007 · 8 years ago
If I have learned anything from extra credits is it that all people are born with a tag with the initials that they wear on their clothes.
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@DragoniteSpam · 8 years ago
Can we just appreciate for a minute how brave some of these explorers who crossed the desert must have been? Five hundred miles with just one oasis, sending a scout ahead who might not even make it to arrange for water to be brought out to meet the caravan, oof .-.
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@Nuinwing · 8 years ago
So.... he laughed at the emperors face and lived to tell about it...thats one merciful ruler for sure(for the time period).
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@KendrixTermina · 8 years ago
Mali sounds like a pretty cool place to live actually, at least by medieval standards.
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@twiinapocalyp2e2 · 8 years ago
the mental image of an islamic scholar expecting veiled women only to find them walking around the palace topless is kinda hilarious
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@asiboe · 8 years ago
shipwrecked, kidnapped, and detained... why does it sound like now he's going to die of something very stupid after surviving all the previous?
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@nicholasnelson8641 · 8 years ago
Ibn Battutah. Makes Marco Polo look like Dora the explorer.
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@CIDILIABRA · 8 years ago (edited)
I'm so glad there's finally some more mainstream channels that talk about African history. Africa has tons of assumptions that are negative, and I'm glad it's history is shown in a positive light.
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@Wolf6119 · 8 years ago
RIP Sulking Caravan Dude
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