Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in the early 14th century—and he was no backwater baron. Thanks to salt, gold, and copper, he had untold, incalculable, immeasurable wealth. Some historians ...

Understanding the Context

Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, is often cited as the richest person in all of human history. In this documentary, we explore how his empire gained unimaginable wealth ... Mansa Musa was an African Emperor in the 14th century who ruled over the West African Empire, Mali. As an Emperor, Musa grew the Mali empire by expanding its territory all the way from the Atlantic ...

Key Insights

MSN: The Untold Truth Of Mansa Musa: The Richest Man In History Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire in the 1320s, controlling the riches of West Africa's gold mines. But, rich as he was, little is known about him, and even those accounts are contradictory. Here's ... Imagine having a net worth of $400 billion. That's an astronomical amount of wealth, a fortune that most can only fantasize about.

Final Thoughts

Yet, Mansa Musa was richer than the combined wealth of Forbes' top ... rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires. wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things. affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth. (Definition of wealthy from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)