Mansa Musa, the 14th century African king of the Mali Empire, is widely considered the richest person to have ever lived. With an inflation adjusted fortune of over $400 billion.
He was known as Kankan Musa Keita, Emir of Melle, Lord of the Mines of Wangara, Conqueror of Ghanata and the Lion of Mali II, but today he is usually referred to as Mansa Musa and the Sultan of ancient Mali, which controlled the trade routes across the Sahara Desert.
Mali empire was a central to several key trading routes in the world, and with the support of well trained army, Mali became a strong and powerful empire.
Meanwhile On a pilgrimage of one of the Emperors of Great Mali Empire to Mecca in 1324 AD, Mansa Musa, brought so much money and gold with him that his visit resulted in the collapse of gold prices in Egypt, Arabia and the western world. It took another twelve years for the economies of the region to return to what it was.
Depiction of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, from a 1375 Catalan Atlas of the known world (mapamundi), drawn by Abraham Cresques of Mallorca.
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