Mansa Musa's father, Abu Bakr II, abdicated the throne of Mali because he was convinced he could find the edge of the Atlantic ocean. What contemporary knowledge fed this belief? Did he expect to find a 'new world'?
by /u/Tzuvembi in /r/AskHistorians
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