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title: Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire
author: Abraham Cresques
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10128/mansa-musa-of-the-mali-empire/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire
_Authored by Abraham Cresques_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10128.jpg)
## Image Caption
A 1375 CE illustration of Mansa Kanku Musa (r. 1312-1337 CE) who ruled the [Mali Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mali_Empire/) in West [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/). (Detail from the Catalan [Atlas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Atlas/) Sheet 6, National Library of France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Cresques, A. (2019, February 20). Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Cresques, Abraham. "Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 20, 2019. .
### MLA
Cresques, Abraham. "Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Feb 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Catalan_Atlas_BNF_Sheet_6_Mansa_Musa.jpg) by [**Abraham Cresques**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Catalan_Atlas_BNF_Sheet_6_Mansa_Musa.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 February 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.