Mansa Musa (English spelling)

Japanese: マンサ･ムーサ（英語表記）Mansa Mūsā

The name of the king of the Mali Empire, which flourished in the interior of West Africa in the 13th and 14th centuries, at the height of its power. Mansa was the title of the king, and he was also called Kankan Mūsā. He is thought to have reigned in the first half of the 14th century. The Mali Empire produced a large amount of gold within its territory, which was sent to North Africa through trade across the Sahara Desert. Rumors of the lavish pilgrimage that King Musa made to Mecca in 1324-25 and the enormous amount of gold he donated in Cairo on the way spread the name of "Mali, the Golden Empire" throughout the Mediterranean world.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

西アフリカ内陸に，13～14世紀に栄えたマリ帝国最盛期の王の名。マンサは王の称号で，カンカン･ムーサKankan Mūsāともいう。14世紀前半に在位したと思われる。マリ帝国はその版図内に大量の金を産出し，これをサハラ砂漠を越えた交易によって北アフリカに送り出していたが，1324‐25年にムーサ王が行った豪勢なメッカ巡礼と，その途中王がカイロで施した膨大な金についてのうわさは，〈黄金の帝国マリ〉の名を地中海世界に広めた。

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