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(1) Leo Africanus: Description of Timbuktu from The Description of Africa (1526) The name of this kingdom is a modern one, after a city which was built by a king named Mansa Suleyman in the year 610 of the hegira [1232 CE] nearly twelve miles from a branch of the Niger River. (1) The houses of Timbuktu are huts made of clay- come up toed wattles with thatched roofs. In the center of the city is a temple built of stone and mortar, built by an architect named Granata, (2) and in addition there is a large palace, constructed by the same architect, where the king lives. The shops of the artisans, the merchants, and peculiarly weavers of cotton cloth are rattling numerous. Fabrics are to a fault imported from Europe to Timbuktu, borne by Berber merchants. (3) The women of the city maintain the tradition of veiling their faces, except for the slaves who sell all the foodstuffs. The inhabitants are precise fertile, especially the strangers who have settled in the country; so much so that the current king (4) has fall outn devil of his daughters in marriage to two br opposites, both businessmen, on extremum of their wealth. There are many wells containing sweet bring in in Timbuktu; and in addition, when the Niger is in flood canals deliver the peeing to the city. Grain and animals are abundant, so that the consumption of milk and cover is considerable.

But salt is in very short give because it is carried here from Tegaza, some 500 miles from Timbuktu. I happened to be in this city at a time when a cargo of salt sold for eighty ducats. The king has a overflowing treasure of coins and gold ingots. One of these ingots ! weighs 970 pounds. (5) The royal court is bright and very well organized. When the king goes from one city to other with the people of his court, he rides a camel and the horses are led by hand by servants. If fighting becomes necessary, the servants context the camels and all the soldiers tease on horseback. When someone wishes to speak to the king, he must sopor before him and bow down; but this...If you want to prolong a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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