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al-Umari visited [[Cairo]] shortly after the [[Mali Empire|Malian]] ''[[Mansa (title)|Mansa]]'' [[Mansa Musa|Kankan Musa I]]'s pilgrimage to [[Mecca]], and his writings are one of the primary sources for this legendary ''[[hajj]]''. In particular, al-Umari recorded that the Mansa dispensed so much gold that its value fell in [[Egypt]] for a decade afterward, a story that is often repeated in describing the wealth of the Mali Empire.<ref>[https://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/teachingresources/history/k_o_mali/ Kingdom of Mali Primary Sources] - Boston University: African Studies Center</ref>
al-Umari also recorded Kankan Musa's stories of the previous ''mansa''; Kankan Musa claimed that the previous ruler had abdicated the throne to journey to a land across the ocean, leading contemporary [[Mali]]an historian [[Gaoussou Diawara]] to theorize that
His works also provide a basis for the Muslim side on the wars of [[Amda Seyon I]] against [[Ifat Sultanate|Ifat]], [[Adal Sultanate|Adal]], and other regions.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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