Rise and Fall of the Mali Empire

The Empire of Mali was one of the greatest in West Africa. The Empire is believed to have been founded in 1235 Common Era  by the legendary King Sundiata  and lasted until the early 1600s CE. Unarguably, the Empire’s most famous ruler was Mansa Musa and it was recorded of him that when he traveled to Mecca on a pilgrimage he gave out so much gold that resulted in an inflation that lasted a decade.