Mansa Musa had almost unlimited access to the most highly valued source of wealth in the medieval world. "Major trading centres that traded in gold and other goods were also in his territory ...

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 ...

This was the reality for Mansa Musa, whose riches dwarf those of current world leaders. His immense fortune begs the question: How did he amass such wealth? Donald Trump's cabinet is worth 160 ...

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 was in charge of a lot of land ... Catalan Atlas (pictured above), one of the most important world maps of Medieval Europe. "Material riches weren't the king's only concern," says ...

African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time - "richer than anyone could describe," reports Time. Literally. His fortune was incomprehensible, Time's Jacob Davidson ...