Mansa Musa

Empires

Under Mali Empire rule, Timbuktu becomes West Africa's greatest city—home to 100,000 people, three universities, and 25,000 students. Its libraries hold hund…

• ~1330 CE

  Timbuktu flourishes as a learning center

  Under Mali Empire rule, Timbuktu becomes West Africa's greatest city—home to 100,000 people, three universities, and 25,000 students. Its libraries hold hundreds of thousands of manuscripts on mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and theology.