Musa was born in 1280 into a ruler family, where his brother, Mansa Abu-Bakr, ruled the empire until 1312. When Abu-Bakr failed to return from an ocean expedition, Musa inherited the throne of the ...

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Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire in the 1320s, controlling the riches of West Africa's gold mines. But, rich as he was, little is known about him, and even those accounts are contradictory. Here's ...

Mansa Musa is still the richest man who has ever lived Historians estimate that Mansa Musa, in modern currency, was worth around $400bn. That is more than twice as wealthy as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ...

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Mansa Musa wasn't stingy about his wealth, either. He would frequently bestow gifts upon dignitaries he met with. On his stop in Cairo, he spent so much gold to the poor that he caused mass inflation.

Mansa Musa was born in 1280 into a family of rulers. His brother, Mansa Abu-Bakr, ruled the empire until 1312, when he abdicated to go on an expedition.