In 2022, Forbes has named Elon Musk as the richest person in the world today. But his $219 billion is said to be nothing compared to the tremendous wealth of a 14th Century West African ruler named Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali).
Mansa Musa ruled the kingdom of Mali from 1312 to 1337 and was so rich and extravagant in his spending that he wrecked the Egyptian economy, for more than a decade,…
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