During the 14th century, the emperor of Mali, Mansa Musa, reigned supreme over the landlocked West African country. He became known beyond Africa's borders after assuming power in 1312 and becoming ...

Mansa Musa, the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, is often regarded as the richest person in history. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn), he is the wealthiest man in modern history. Mansa ...

A forgotten ruler of Africa was worth £400 billion and almost crashed the Egyptian economy through his gift-giving. Mansa Musa was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire. His reign in the 14th century is ...

World's richest man in history: Often referred to by historians as the “richest man who ever lived,” Mansa Musa ruled Mali from 1312 to 1337 CE, during a time when the West African empire was the ...

To find out who the richest person in the world was to have ever lived, you have to go to the 14th century. His wealth was greater than that of Bill Gates, creator of Microsoft, or Jeff Bezos, founder ...

African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe," reports Time. Literally. His fortune was incomprehensible, Time's Jacob Davidson writes ...

A man who is reputed to have been the richest person who ever lived once gave away so much gold he completely wrecked an economy. Scholars are divided over whether this was an unintended consequence ...

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Nearly 700 years after he ruled the Mali Empire, King Mansa Musa has been awarded the title of richest person in history. Personal fortune: $400 billion. That's according to a new inflation-adjusted ...

Mansa Musa, the 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire, amassed immense wealth through gold and strategic trade, becoming history's richest person. His pilgrimage to Mecca, though extravagant, caused ...