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Have you heard about the blackman who is arguably the wealthiest human being in all of history? Have you heard about Emperor Mansa Musa I of the great Mali Empire? Join me tommorow night for this story. Don't forget to turn on my notifications.
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Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali) was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. During his reign, Mali was one of the richest kingdoms of Africa, and Mansa Musa was among the richest individuals in the world.
The ancient kingdom of Mali spread across parts of modern-day Mali, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso. Mansa Musa developed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into important cultural centers.
Without further ado, let us begin with the story of the king who was so rich he single-handedly collapsed economy of medieval Egypt!
He's also the richest individual who's ever lived. And, as some of you have already correctly commented (with thanks to @greg_jenner!), he was, indeed, #MansaMusa, an early 14th century king of the Malian Empire.
If we translated his wealth into today's money (adjusting for inflation and so on), he would be worth about $400 billion! By comparison, J.D. Rockefeller, who's often said to be the wealthiest individual who'd ever lived, was worth $320 billion and Jeff Bezos $160 billion.
