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At the time he visited the city of Timbuktu, it was somewhat past its peak, but still a thriving Islam ic city famous for its learning. Timbuktu was to become a byword in Europe as the most inaccessible of cities, but at the time Leo visited, it was the center of a busy trade carried on by Berber s in Africa n products, Gold , printed Cotton s and Slaves , and in Islamic books. Leo is said to have died in 1554 in Tunis , having reconverted to Islam. Most of Leo's life is a mystery, and can only be gleaned from references in his ''magnum opus'', ''Description of Africa''. A fictionalized account of his life, '' Leo The African '', by Amin Maalouf , fills in key gaps in the story and places Leo Africanus in all of the prominent events of his time. External links
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