Some evidence that helps support the true reason for Mansa Musa's journey is that he brought 24,000 pounds of gold (Document A) with him. He had 12,000 personal servants, 500 of which carried the gold. The reason why he brought that much gold was so he "left no court emir nor holder of a royal office without the gift of a gold load" (Document E). He was influencing them to go to Mali because of the wealth they gained from the king. His