6 moments

1. Birth in the Mali Empire

   1280-01-01 · Mali Empire

   

   Mansa Musa was born in the Mali Empire. The precise birthplace and birth date are not known; the year is conventionally given as circa 1280. The source gives an approximate year and only the Mali Empire as birthplace; coordinates are a representative point within the empire's historical core.

2. Pilgrimage in Mecca

   1324-01-01 · Mecca, Hejaz, present-day Saudi Arabia

   

   Musa performed the hajj in Mecca. During the stay, he defused a confrontation involving Malian and Turkic pilgrims at the Masjid al-Haram. The pilgrimage spanned 1324–1325; the source directly places Musa in Mecca but does not provide a more precise date for this incident.

3. Camp by the Pyramids of Giza

   1324-07-01 · Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt

   

   During his pilgrimage to Mecca, Musa and his entourage camped for three days near the Pyramids of Giza before entering Cairo. The source supports July 1324 but does not specify the exact day on which the camp began.

4. Arrival and residence in Cairo

   1324-07-19 · Cairo, Egypt

   

   Musa crossed the Nile into Cairo, met Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad, and remained in the city for three months before leaving with the official caravan for Mecca. The article states that Musa crossed the Nile into Cairo on 19 July 1324; the quoted sentence directly establishes his extended residence there.

5. Return visit to Timbuktu

   1325-01-01 · Timbuktu, Mali

   

   On his return from pilgrimage, Musa visited Timbuktu and was reported to have established a residence and the Great Mosque, Jingere-Ber, there. The University of Cape Town project dates the visit only approximately to 1325.

6. Death in the Mali Empire

   1337-01-01 · Mali Empire

   

   Musa died in the Mali Empire near the end of his reign. Scholars differ over the exact year; 1337 is commonly treated as the most likely date. Both the year and location are approximate in the source; coordinates are a representative point within the empire's historical core.