Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti
1556 – 1627 · Mali · Literature, Philosophy
Timbuktu's greatest scholar; wrote over 40 works and argued against enslavement of Muslims.
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Inherited from1
- Ibn Battuta
1304 – 1369 · Literature, History
The Rihla's Saharan itineraries record the trans-Saharan scholarly world Timbuktu anchored.
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- Ali Mazrui
1933 – 2014 · History, Philosophy
The Timbuktu manuscript tradition is the evidence Mazrui used for African intellectual continuity.
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