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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 ...

Can you fathom a net worth of $400 billion? That's an astronomical sum, surpassing the combined wealth of Forbes' top five billionaires. This was the reality for Mansa Musa, whose riches dwarf ...