Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, is often cited as the richest person in all of human history. In this documentary, we explore how his empire gained unimaginable wealth ...

In the fourteenth century, if you wanted to find one of the richest empires in the world, you wouldn’t have looked in Europe. Instead, you would have travelled to West Africa and the Mali Empire. The ...

King Mansa Musa of Mali is depicted holding a gold coin in the 1375 Catalan Atlas. (Wikipedia pic) If someone were to ask for the name of the richest person in history, Microsoft founder Bill ...

Mansa Musa's net worth, which positions him as the wealthiest man in history is still debatable. As the richest possessor of gold, here is his story.

But even as dat one dey, some people fit never hear of di name, Mansa Musa I of Mali. Im be African king wey dey for 14th century and di tori be say im be di richest man wey don ever live for world.