Ibn Battuta praises the people for their genuine zealous devotion to their religion. We know that the Mali Empire had multiple rulers who for the most part were Muslim; some rulers were more devoted than others.
The first one, after the 4th crusade which saw the sacking of Constantinople by the crusaders who had been stranded there waiting for their payment from the emperor of the Byzantine empire, let's just say that the Byzantines weren't big fans of western Europe for a good while, but I could be wrong so wait for other answers :)
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<span>He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union.</span>
