Mansa Mus Emperor Of The Mali Empire
Mansa Musa was an emperor of the Mali Empire during the 14th century. He became emperor in 1307. He was the first African ruler to be widely known throughout Europe and the Middle East. Mansa Musa was the great nephew of Sundiata Keita, who was the founder of the empire. With an inflation adjusted fortune of $400 billion, Mansa Musa I would have been considerably richer than the world's current richest man, Carlos Slim, who ranks in 22nd place with a relatively paltry $68 billion. The list, compiled by the Celebrity Net Worth website, ranks the world's 24 richest people of all time. Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, America's first billionaire, ranked seventh. But the richest man in history, according to Money, is Mansa Musa, the king of Timbuktu,
who lived between 1280 and 1337. Timbuktu was the largest producer of gold at a time when gold was in huge demand.
who lived between 1280 and 1337. Timbuktu was the largest producer of gold at a time when gold was in huge demand.