Mansa Musa was emperor of the West African Mali Empire. Covering roughly 500,000 square miles of land, it was the biggest empire West Africa has ever known. 2. Mansa Musa is still the richest man ...

Mansa Musa was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire. His reign in the 14th century is often regarded as the height of Mali's power and prestige. The ruler was incredibly wealthy, being described as ...

Mansa Musa was emperor of the West African Mali Empire. Covering roughly 500,000 square miles of land, it was the biggest empire West Africa has ever known. 2. Mansa Musa is still the richest man ...

That’s a whole lot of money, and a fortune most people can only dream of, but Mansa Musa was wealthier than the Forbes' five richest billionaires combined. But how, exactly, did he get so rich?

Mansa Musa Ascends to the Throne Very little is known about Musa’s early life, though it is believed he was born in the late 13th century. Musa is believed to be the grandnephew of Mansa Sundiata.

During the 14th century, the emperor of Mali, Mansa Musa, reigned supreme over the landlocked West African country. He became known beyond Africa's borders after assuming power in 1312 and ...

Mansa Musa's wealth was much greater than Augustus Caesar's estimated $4.6trillion. He was the richest person in history, whose wealth was too vast to be imagined, or ever equalled. Even today’s ...

Vic Mensa has revealed he is a dad. The 31-year-old star and his girlfriend, Melanie, welcomed their first son, Mansa Musa Mensa, last year. Mensa revealed the new child in an interview with Us ...

The rapper and his longtime girlfriend expanded their family with the birth of their son, Mansa Musa Mensa Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Vic landed on the name Mansa Musa Mensa, taking the name of the historical Mali kingdom emperor who ruled from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. and is known for being one of the wealthiest rulers ever.