![]() ![]() The captain explained how he narrowly escaped being drowned by a massive whirlpool and was able to sail home. Several years passed before any of the boats from the voyage returned, only one boat returned, when questioned, the captain of the boat explained how many of the boats were lost in the ocean due to violently flowing currents. ![]() Abu Bakr instructed his Admiral to sail the Atlantic and to not return until he found the far side of the ocean, or unless they exhausted all of their resources. The boats were stocked with gold, water, food, and enough essential items to last quite a few years. According to Al-Umari’s account as told to him by Mansa Musa, Abu Bakr prepared 200 boats to sail across the Atlantic to learn about what existed on the other side on the ocean. The historian learned that Abu Bakr was interested in learning what was on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and confident he could complete the mission. Al-Umari learned details about Abu Bakr’s life during a conversation with Abu Bakr’s successor Mansa Musa. Details about the life of Abu Bakr II are unknown except for accounts from the Arab historian Al-Umari. ![]() During the 14th century, the Kingdom of Mali was ruled by Mansa Abu Bakr II the ninth Mansa of Mali at the time the Kingdom of Mali was one of if not the largest kingdoms on the African continent. ![]()
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