Mansa Musa's Hajj

Mansa Musa's Hajj

This artwork depicts Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire, with his caravan going from Cairo to Mecca on his Hajj, which is a Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. It shows how West African Kingdoms were interconnected with the rest of the Islamic world, and the significance of Mansa Musa's trip to his empire's visibility and influence.

Pieter van der Aa

The March of ye Caravan out of Cairo to Mecca

The British Museum

1324

Ah, Peter van der. “The March of Ye Caravan out of Cairo to Mecca.” The British Museum. Accessed December 18, 2023. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1982-U-1593.

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