The Wealthiest Man to EVER Live: Mansa Musa 💰👑🔥✊🏾
Y’all love to talk about Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk like they’re the richest of all time. But they don’t even come CLOSE to Mansa Musa. 🚨 We’re talking about a man whose wealth was SO VAST, historians can’t even put a number on it. That’s right—his fortune was so massive, it was literally immeasurable . Who was Mansa Musa? 👑 He was the King of the Mali Empire (1312–1337) , ruling over vast parts of West Africa, including present-day Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, and Nigeria. 💰 His empire controlled over half of the world’s gold supply at the time. That means if you wanted gold? You had to go through him. 🕌 He was a devout Muslim and used his wealth to build universities, libraries, and mosques , making Timbuktu one of the greatest centers of learning in the world. The Legendary Pilgrimage That Shook the World 🌍 In 1324, Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca —but this wasn’t just a simple trip. This man pulled up with...