When we think of the wealthiest people in the world, we most often think of the Waltons (of Wal-Mart fame), Warren Buffett, or Bill Gates. However, if you go a bit further back in history, you'll ...

In the year 1312, African King Mansa Musa was richer than anyone could comprehend. He ruled the Mali Empire in the 14 th century. The land in his kingdom was laden with insane amounts of natural ...

Seven centuries ago there was a man, Mansa Musa, who ruled an empire in West Africa and spent money in such a lavish way that his spending is said to have crashed a regional economy for over a decade.

Mansa Musa was the fourteenth-century king of the West African Mali Empire. He is known for his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca, during which he is said to have brought an enormous amount of wealth to ...

DESPITE Jeff Bezos claiming the title as the world’s richest man with a net worth of £99bn, he doesn’t come close to Mansa Musa, the richest man of all time. The 14th-century King of Mali’s fortune ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe," reports ...

When Marvel announced in 2014 that they would begin production on a Black Panthermovie, the news was met with the same kind of hype as an Air Jordan release. Not only would black people get a taste of ...

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well-trained ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires' list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in ...