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Episode 3 of 3. The finale.

Mai Idris Alooma's boldest reform wasn't on the battlefield — it was at home, where he separated the courts from his own throne. Mosques rose. Trade routes stretched further than any Bornu ruler had dared. And four hundred years later, the people he shaped are still here.

Sourced from the contemporary chronicle of Ahmad ibn Fartuwa and cross-referenced historical accounts.

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00:07Let the law outlast the throne.
00:11At home, Aluma made his boldest move yet.
00:14He gave up his own control of the courts.
00:27Mosques rose across the empire.
00:30His people walked to Mecca, and his trade routes reached further than any ruler before him dared.
00:42The End
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