Richest man in the history of the world?
Richest man in the history?
When we think about the world's unsurpassed most extravagant individuals, names like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and John D Rockefeller instantly ring a bell. However, few would have thought, or even knew about, Mansa Musa I of Mali – the darken fourteenth century African lord who was today named the most extravagant individual in all history.
http://time.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time/
Mansa Musa (1280 – 1337)
African ruler Musa I of Mali, who is believed to be the most extravagant individual ever — "more extravagant than anybody could portray," announced Time.
Actually. His fortune was endless, Time's Jacob Davidson expresses: "There's extremely no real way to put an exact number on his riches." Plus, since records of his riches come from hundreds of years old declaration, it's conceivable that a few stories about the "mansa" — Mandinka for "sultan" or "sovereign" — were overstated.
We do know beyond all doubt that Mansa Musa administered the Mali Empire in the fourteenth century and his territory was weighed down with lucrative regular assets, most outstandingly gold. He was additionally a fruitful military pioneer, having caught 24 urban areas, as per David C. Conrad's "Realms of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay." But it was his Islamic confidence that incited him to make his journey to Mecca in 1324, along these lines uncovering his exceptional wealth to the outside world.
Here's all that we think about this unbelievable ruler:
Mansa Musa I came into control in 1312. At the time, quite a bit of Europe was battling and confronting declining gold and silver creation, while numerous African kingdoms were flourishing.
While in control, Mansa Musa extended the fringes of his domain hugely. He added the city of Timbuktu and restored control over Gao. All things considered, his realm extended around 2,000 miles.
Mansa Musa was accountable for a considerable measure of land. To place it into point of view, he led all (or parts) of cutting edge Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad.
Journey to holy land mecca
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Whatever remains of the world found out about his extraordinary fortune in 1324, when he made the almost 4,000 mile journey to Mecca, keeping in mind the end goal to satisfy one of the five mainstays of Islam. He didn't do it for barely anything.
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"Not one to movement on a financial plan, he brought a troop extending the extent that the eye could see.
##The numbers differ, however Mansa Musa's supposedly 60,000-in number band was said to incorporate 1,000 chaperons, 100 camels stacked with gold, a lot of the sovereign's very own performers, and 500 slaves bearing gold staffs.
Contemporary history specialist Ibn Khaldun later talked with one of the head's voyaging partners. The man asserted that, "at each end, he would entertain us with uncommon sustenances and candy store. His gear and furniture were conveyed by 12,000 private slave ladies, wearing outfits of brocade and Yemeni silk."
Mansa Musa wasn't miserly about his riches, either. He would oftentimes give blessings to dignitaries he met with. On his stop in Cairo, he spent such a great amount of gold to the poor that he caused mass expansion.
The excessive trip put Mansa Musa on the guide — truly. He was incorporated on the 1375 Catalan Atlas, a standout amongst the most essential world maps of Medieval Europe. Expression of his riches spread over the Mediterranean.
At last, the ruler's rich journey molded European perspectives of Mali as "a position of magnificence, riches, and modernity," history specialist Chris Strobel composes. Be that as it may, there was a dull side to this newly discovered consideration. Portuguese enthusiasm for Mali would at last show itself in maritime assaults against the realm beginning in the fifteenth century.
While Mansa Musa's acclaimed for his gold today, "... his tremendous riches was just a single bit of his rich heritage," 
"Material wealth weren't the ruler's solitary concern," Smith revealed. "As a passionate Muslim, he took a specific enthusiasm for Timbuktu." He urbanized the city of Timbuktu by building schools, mosques, and a noteworthy college.
He additionally manufactured the incredible Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu, which still stands.
In the wake of ruling for a long time, Mansa Musa kicked the bucket in 1337. He was prevailing by his child, Maghan I. "The ruler's rich inheritance held on for ages and right up 'til the present time, there are tombs, libraries, and mosques that remain as a demonstration of this brilliant age of Mali's history,".
