GCEIslamic Religious StudiesIslam in West Africa2023

Mansa Musa's famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–1325 CE is historically significant primarily because it

Amarked the first time a West African ruler embraced Islam
Bdemonstrated the wealth of the Mali Empire and enhanced its Islamic prestige internationallyCORRECT
Cled to the formal conversion of all subjects of the Mali Empire to Islam
Dresulted in the establishment of the first mosque in West Africa
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Mansa Musa's Hajj in 1324–1325 CE is celebrated for the extraordinary display of Mali's wealth, as he distributed so much gold that he reportedly depressed gold prices in Egypt and the Middle East for years. The pilgrimage placed Mali on the world map—literally, appearing on European cartographic works—and elevated the empire's prestige in the Islamic world.
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