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Although the American economic magazine “Forbes” chose Jeff Bezos as the richest man in the world, with a fortune of about 131 billion dollars, Bezos is not the richest in history over all time, as this title belongs to a former African ruler.
Mansi Musa
He is a Muslim king who lived in the fourteenth century AD in the state of Mali, the poor African country now, which lies on the borders of two Arab countries, Algeria in the south and Mauritania in the east.
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Kathleen Pickford Birzouk, a specialist in African art at the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, argued that Moses had "almost unlimited" access to the most valuable source of wealth in the Middle Ages.
In her interview with the BBC, she added that the main trading centers that traded gold and other commodities were also in his lands, and he earned a fortune from this trade.
The Syrian historian al-Omari mentioned that Musa left an “unforgettable” impression in Cairo, and al-Omari visited the country 12 years after Musa’s visit to it, and spoke to the people of Cairo about the visit.
Historical sources suggested that the decline in the price of gold for ten years in Cairo was due to Moussa distributing it lavishly, which negatively affected the economy at the time.
US-based SmartAsset estimated that as a result of the devaluation of gold, Musa's trip led to economic losses estimated at $1.5 billion in the Middle East.
Musa enjoyed a legendary status as the king of gold in the world, and he served as a beacon for orientalist researchers for a long time, after he made Mali a prominent country on the map at the time.
Following his expedition, Musa returned with a number of Muslim scholars, and designed a famous mosque in central Mali in 1327.
Musa encouraged the learning of arts and architecture, as well as financed literature and built schools, libraries, and mosques. The city of Timbuktu in Mali soon became a center of education, and people from all over the world traveled to study at the Sankouri Mosque.
Moussa's fortune was estimated at $400 billion, while economists indicated that it is "impossible to determine his wealth in a number", according to the celebrity website "Networth".
Historical references mentioned that Moses was born in 1280 AD in a family of rulers, and died in 1337. According to the BBC, Moses gave up a lot of gold during one of his expeditions.
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The British Authority quoted a Syrian historian in the fourteenth century named Sheeb al-Omari that Moses was obsessed with the Atlantic Ocean, and therefore embarked on an expedition with a fleet of 2,000 ships and thousands of men, women and slaves.
Historic sources stated that his expedition, which included 60,000 people, including 12,000 slaves, included distributing tons of gold to areas the journey passed through, which reduced the price of gold for a long time, and for this matter he was known as the “Golden King.” Desert to pass over Cairo and Mecca.
Those in the caravan wore clothes of Persian silk, even slaves, and in the same caravan there were camels carrying hundreds of gold pounds.
At the time of Moses, the Mali Empire held nearly half of the gold in the ancient world, according to the British Museum, and all of that gold belonged to Moses.
Historical references mentioned that Moses was born in 1280 AD in a family of rulers, and died in 1337. According to the BBC, Moses gave up a lot of gold during one of his expeditions.
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Historic sources stated that his expedition, which included 60,000 people, including 12,000 slaves, included distributing tons of gold to areas the journey passed through, which reduced the price of gold for a long time, and for this matter he was known as the “Golden King.” Desert to pass over Cairo and Mecca.
Those in the caravan wore clothes of Persian silk, even slaves, and in the same caravan there were camels carrying hundreds of gold pounds.
At the time of Moses, the Mali Empire held nearly half of the gold in the ancient world, according to the British Museum, and all of that gold belonged to Moses.
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In her interview with the BBC, she added that the main trading centers that traded gold and other commodities were also in his lands, and he earned a fortune from this trade.
The Syrian historian al-Omari mentioned that Musa left an “unforgettable” impression in Cairo, and al-Omari visited the country 12 years after Musa’s visit to it, and spoke to the people of Cairo about the visit.
Historical sources suggested that the decline in the price of gold for ten years in Cairo was due to Moussa distributing it lavishly, which negatively affected the economy at the time.
US-based SmartAsset estimated that as a result of the devaluation of gold, Musa's trip led to economic losses estimated at $1.5 billion in the Middle East.
Musa enjoyed a legendary status as the king of gold in the world, and he served as a beacon for orientalist researchers for a long time, after he made Mali a prominent country on the map at the time.
Following his expedition, Musa returned with a number of Muslim scholars, and designed a famous mosque in central Mali in 1327.
Musa encouraged the learning of arts and architecture, as well as financed literature and built schools, libraries, and mosques. The city of Timbuktu in Mali soon became a center of education, and people from all over the world traveled to study at the Sankouri Mosque.
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