After the reign of Mansa Musa, the history of Mali-Songhai continued, but eventually the region was conquered and suffered decline. How did the riches of the region and of the great city of Timbuktu serve to summon its own destruction

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Jaylin Cameron

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3 November, 19:24

After the reign of Mansa Musa, the history of Mali-Songhai continued, but eventually the region was conquered and suffered decline. How did the riches of the region and of the great city of Timbuktu serve to summon its own destruction

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Mireya Koch · Answer 1

The control of the ability to distribute salt and gold to different parts of the world, attracted looters and greedy nations that caused the invasion and fall of the region and the city of Timbuktu.

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Timbuktu was a city in the Mali empire and was one of the richest and most influential regions in the world. Currently the city is considered a historic heritage although it suffers from sandstorms caused by the Sahara desert.

Timbuktu had a large stock and control of salt and gold, elements that were in demand at the time, which provided great wealth to the region, but it attracted greedy nations who want control of these elements and organized invasions and looting that caused the decline and destruction of the city. and the region.