First-hand written accounts of the "kingdoms of gold and salt"

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First-hand written accounts of the "kingdoms of gold and salt" are more common for Islamic kingdoms. The most famous of these accounts is the one written by Arab scholar and traveler, Ibn Battuta, who visited Mali and wrote about the wealth of its rulers and the trade in gold and salt. Other Islamic scholars and travelers wrote about the kingdoms of Ghana and Songhai as well. There are fewer first-hand written accounts from non-Islamic kingdoms and they are not as well-known. Christian missionaries also wrote about these kingdoms, but their focus was on converting the rulers and spreading Christianity, rather than documenting the wealth and trade of the kingdoms.

First-Hand Written Accounts of the "Kingdoms of Gold and Salt