Mansa Musa born in 1280 a Muslim , African ruler who ruled the ancient Malian Empire in 1312 . Mansa means Sultan in native language of Mandinka . Mansa Inherited and expanded the Malian Empire annexing 24 Cities . The land in the empire had a lot of gold that made the empire too much wealthier, which back then became the world's currency . Mansa Musa controlled the half of gold of the world in 14th century according to the British museum. To put in perspective that means he was worth a estimated 400 Billion dollars . Twice as much as Jeff Bezos 200 billion boggles the mind world .
And under the rule of Musa, the prosperous empire grew to span a sizeable portion of West Africa, from the Atlantic coast to the inland trading hub of Timbuktu and parts of the Sahara Desert. As the territory grew while Musa was on the throne, so did the economic standing of its citizens. It wasn't until 1324 Musa set off for Mecca for pilgrimage with Muslim community of 60 thousand men and his Royal court , he took many thousands of servants , soldiers and gold staffs and many more things with him.
He passed through Cairo where he met with Al-Nasir and also passed from Egypt where he changed their economy with his wealth of gold obviously his coming was thrilling , his stories spread after his way to Mecca . But the king’s trip wasn’t all about giving. On his voyage, he acquired the territory of Gao within the Songhai kingdom, extending his territory to the southern edge of the Sahara Desert along the Niger River. He would go on to have an empire that spanned several territories, including current-day Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Mauritania, in addition to Mali.
After Hajj where he was crossing he Built the Mosques . From the abundance of natural resources he cultivated to the growth and development of communities that he left behind, Musa has a legend that could give the fictional Black Panther a run for his money. As far as wealth goes, it is nearly impossible to quantify the riches that Musa had during his lifetime. The vastness of Musa’s land and material holdings, University of Michigan associate history professor Rudolph Ware, seems downright incomprehensible today: “Imagine as much gold as you think a human being could possess and double it, that’s what all the accounts are trying to communicate,” he said. “This is the richest guy anyone has ever seen.”