The Voyager King: Mansa Abubakari II

At the dawn of the 14th century, the Mali Empire was the golden

jewel of the world. But its ruler, Mansa Abubakari the Second,

looked far beyond the edges of his vast land. He was obsessed with the edge

of the Atlantic, the mysterious encircling ocean of the world. He sent two

hundred ships to find the horizon, but after months, only one vessel returned.

The captain spoke of a great current, a river in the middle of

the sea that swallowed the rest. Instead of fear, Abubakari felt a calling.

He decided to abdicate his throne to lead the search himself. He built two