Golden Empire of Mali

Japanese: 黄金の帝国マリ - おうごんのていこくまり
Golden Empire of Mali

… Many Islamic scholars came to live in Timbuktu, and it became widely known not only as a trading city but also as a religious and academic city. The glittering pilgrimage of King Mansa Musa of Mali (1324-25) and the huge amount of gold he donated in Cairo on the way there turned the rumors of the "golden empire of Mali" that had already spread throughout the Mediterranean world into legend, and aroused in the northern Mediterranean society a desire to reach the "golden land" by sea without passing through North Africa, which was under Islamic control. This desire also became the impetus for the expedition to West Africa in search of gold, sponsored by Henry the Navigator. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Golden Empire of Mali" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… トンブクトゥにはイスラムのウラマー(学者)も多数来住し,交易都市としてだけでなく宗教・学芸都市としても広く名を知られるようになった。マリの王マンサ・ムーサのきらびやかなメッカ巡礼(1324‐25)と,その往路カイロで施した膨大な金が,それ以前すでに地中海世界にひろまっていた〈黄金の帝国マリ〉の噂を伝説化し,イスラム勢力の支配する北アフリカを経ないで,海路〈黄金の国〉に到達しようという願望を地中海の北側の社会にひきおこした。この願望は,エンリケ航海王子を後援者とする,西アフリカへの金を求めての探検航海の起動力ともなった。…

※「黄金の帝国マリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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