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 Ma…

illustration of angus mcbride showing Mansa Musa. One of the greatest emperors of the Malian Empire. He came to power in 1307, he was perhaps the wealthiest ruler of his day, he is credited with the Golden Age of Mali.

Sunni Ali established the West African Songhai Empire. He was best regarded as a great military leader, nicknamed Ali Ber,

“Mansa Musa was rich. How rich? $400, $500, $600 billion in today’s money? We don’t know the exact number... But we do know that he crushed the entire economy of Cairo when visiting because of how much gold he brought with him…”

Mansa Musa, the 14th century African king of the Mali Empire, is widely considered the richest person to have ever lived.

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An obscure king who ruled West Africa in the 14th century has been named the richest person in history in a new list of the world's 25 wealthiest people.