Mansa Musa, the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, is often regarded as the richest person in history. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn), he is the wealthiest man in modern history. Mansa ...
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The African king who became the richest man in history
When thinking about the wealthiest people to ever walk the earth, names like Jeff Bezos or John D. Rockefeller usually spring to mind. However, historians generally agree that a 14th-century West ...
Names like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, or John Rockefellar immediately typify ‘world’s richest,’ but the undisputed title of the richest of all times belongs to an African man, Kankam Musa ...
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