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Gilded Facts About Mansa Musa, (Probably) The Richest Man In History

He Was Richy Rich—And Then SomeMansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in the early 14th century—and he was no backwater baron. Thanks to salt, gold, and copper, he had untold, incalculable, immeasurable...

June 27, 2018 Brendan Da Costa


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