>>513798817gold, salt, slaves. that was their exports.
Mali Empire Slave Trade
The Mali Empire, which existed from the 13th to the 17th century, was deeply involved in the slave trade. Slavery increased in importance with the Trans-Saharan slave trade during the Middle Ages, particularly during the Mali Empire, which traded West African slaves to the Berber and Arabic polities of North Africa.
The empire's wealth and stability were partly attributed to its control over gold fields and its active participation in the slave trade.
During the reign of Mansa Musa, the empire's most famous ruler, the slave trade was a significant part of the economy. Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 was accompanied by a large entourage that included 60,000 porters and 500 servants, highlighting the empire's wealth and its reliance on slave labor.
Masa Munsa likely exported 1 million africans during his reign to get castrated to the arabs kek.
