Mansa Musa's Hajj (1324–1325)

Name: Mansa Musa's Hajj (1324–1325)
Start: 1324
End: 1325

Type Event Region Africa Time 1324–1325

From 1324 to 1325, Mansa Musa I of the Mali Empire led a vast entourage on pilgrimage to Mecca, passing through Cairo and distributing gold lavishly …

Timeline

1324Cairo · EgyptMansa Musa led thousands of followers from around the Mali capital, laden with large quantities of gold and supplies, across the trans-Saharan routes to Cairo, where he distributed gold lavishly within the Mamluk Sultanate, causing local price fluctuations and a lasting memory.
1324–1325Mecca · HejazMansa Musa fulfilled his pilgrimage obligation in Mecca, continued distributing alms, and brought scholars and artisans along, returning to Mali around 1325, passing through Egypt again and consolidating ties with the Maghreb and the Islamic world of Cairo.

Sources

Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Mūsā b. Abī Bakr
The Cambridge History of Africa, Vol. 4: From c.1250 to c.1800 (1975)