But 14th century African emperor Musa Keita is widely considered richest person in history. • It's impossible to say whether or not Mansa Musa's wealth was exaggerated by his contemporaries.

Mansa Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire, is widely regarded as the richest man in history. He was exceptionally wealthy to an extent that historians have struggled to quantify it accurately.

Mansa Musa was emperor of the West African Mali Empire. Covering roughly 500,000 square miles of land, it was the biggest empire West Africa has ever known. 2. Mansa Musa is still the richest man ...

Under the leadership of Mansa Musa, 1312 - 1337, Mali became famous for its trade in gold and the kingdom became incredibly prosperous. Some historians remember Mansa Musa as the ‘wealthiest man ...

Mansa Musa's wealth was much greater than Augustus Caesar's estimated $4.6trillion. He was the richest person in history, whose wealth was too vast to be imagined, or ever equalled. Even today’s ...

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In the Asante kingdom, goldsmiths made ornaments to show their king was rich. This map shows Mansa Musa with an Arab traveller. Mansa Musa is wearing a golden crown and holds a large gold coin in ...

African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time - "richer than anyone could describe," reports Time. Literally. His fortune was incomprehensible, Time's Jacob Davidson ...