This is his story, from his rise to power, to how he grew his wealth, to how much he was actually worth. Mansa Musa was born in 1280 to a powerful family in the West African empire of Mali. Scholars ...
With an army numbering around 100,000 men, including an armoured cavalry corps of 10,000 horses and a talented general, Mansa Musa was able to extend and maintain Mali’s vast empire, doubling ...
Throughout history, one figure stands out as the wealthiest person to ever live: Mansa Musa, a 14th-century African emperor whose fortune far surpasses that of today's richest ind ...
In addition, the SCMP quoted The Richest as saying that Genghis Khan's fortune would have been about US$120 trillion in today's currency. In first place is Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire. Although ...