they could have converted beacause they felt like it
A West African ruler converts to Islam
A West African ruler converts to Islam
a west African ruler converts to Islam.
Muslims in Ghana are minority while in Mali they are majority. In Ghana percentage of Muslims is only 15.9 % (~3.8 million Muslims) while in Mali the percentage is 92.5% (~12 million Muslims). These statistics are according to Pew Forum study as of October 2009. Chrissy: The people of Ghana were forced to convert to Islam by the muslims empire in Ghana. The Muslims came to Ghana from North America and built mosques. In time, Ghana's ruler employed them as advisers. As Ghana grew weaker, Mali replaced Ghana and taken over most of their territory. Mali's first great ruler, Sundiata, came into power by crushing a cruel, unpopular leader. In Mali, their ruler did NOT force his people to convert/or accept Islam. In fact, most of the people of Mali retained their traditional African beliefs.
No
Almighty ruler
Yes most traditional rulers are Christian. A traditional ruler is assigned to rule over a small group or clan of people.
Yes. The people of Madina accepted Islam and made him their ruler.
Mansa Musa converted to Islam because he wanted to solidify his political power and connections with other Muslim kingdoms, as well as to gain economic benefits through trade with Muslim merchants across North Africa. Additionally, embracing Islam allowed him to establish his legitimacy as the ruler of the prosperous Mali Empire.
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Because their ruler wanted to convert Ghana's ruler to a Muslim.
It is called the scale ruler.