Who is the richest man in the history of the world?

When talking about the richest people in the world today, the first names that come to mind are Elon Musk, Bernard Arnold, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg.

Elon Musk, Bernard Arnold, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and even Mughal Emperor Akbar did not have as much wealth as West African ruler Mansa Musa, reports the South China Morning Post.

The 14th-century West African ruler Mansa Musa had ‘unfathomable’ wealth, including gold, salt and land, the report said, and historians believe that he is the most important person in the history of our planet Earth. He was the richest person ever.

According to the report, Mansi Musa’s net worth was around four hundred to five hundred thousand dollars in today’s terms.

Mansa Musa’s real name was Musa Keita, he was the ninth sultan of the West African kingdom, he was born in about 1280 AD to the then ruling family of Keita and came to power in 1312 AD.

Their wealth continued to increase due to salt and gold reserves.

Mansa Musa performed the most expensive pilgrimage in human history to Mecca between 1324 and 1325 AD.

He embarked on the Hajj journey with about 60,000 men and women, arranging for almost everyone, from royal officials to camel drivers and slaves, to be clothed from head to toe in Persian silk and gold. went while 100 camels were loaded with pure gold.

Mansa Musa revitalized the cities in his empire and collaborated with Islamic scholars to develop architecture in the region.

For this purpose, he hired the poet and architect Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Sahili from Andalusia (present-day Spain) and gave him 200 kg of gold as a reward.

Mansi Musa built educational institutions, mosques and other structures that made Timbuktu a center of learning during his reign.

He died in 1337 AD after which his sons took over the throne but could not manage the state.