300 camel's load of gold? 500 slaves? his wife's 500 attendeants? Plus after his hajj, Mali appeared on maps.
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Why was Mansa Musa's pilgrimage so famous???
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so basically it cost him a lot of money, and he gave away a lot of gold. It Mali on the map.
They walked across the desert for a round trip of about 7,000 miles. This hajj also publicized the idea of going on this pilgrimage.