RULERS DOMINATE THE ECONOMY, RESTRAIN COMMERCIAL PEOPLE AND ARE RESTRAINED THEMSELVES
This 14th century Catalan map of the western Sahara shows the ruler of Mali wearing a crown, holding a gold nugget and controlling trade. But he is seated and a gold nugget and scepter occupy his hands.
The Atlas mountains are in north, the Niger river (indicated by wavy grey lines) in south / zoom
In brief
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