One of the richest men in history, Mansu Musa

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(1)If someone tells you, in history
(2)If you ask me who’s the richest man
(3)Who would you say
(4)Maybe you’re talking about a billionaire banker or a corporate tycoon
(5)It’s like Bill Gates
(6)Like John Rockefeller
(7)King of Africa
(8)What about Keita Ilse
(9)He ruled the Malian Empire in the 14th century A.D
(10)Mansa Musa, who was the king of the kings
(11)With all the wealth he has accumulated, he’s
(12)He was the richest man I’ve ever lived
(13)I made it with one thrower
(14)But his vast wealth is his
(15)It was only part of the rich heritage
(16)From the time Mansa Musa came to power in 1312
(17)A lot of Europe due to hunger and civil wars
(18)The nation suffered
(19)But a lot of African kingdoms
(20)The Islamic world flourished
(21)take everything with one’s hands then
(22)played a major role in the prosperity of the country
(23)His king strategically came to the country
(24)Merged with Buktu City, Team
(25)By re-establishing the power of Kaohsiung
(26)I got the ticket to the important trade route
(27)between the Mediterranean and the West African coast
(28)The continuous expansion of the Malian Empire
(29)Have you increased your territory to the extreme
(30)The Malian Empire was rich in natural resources
(31)For example, there was gold and salt
(32)Well, I found out about the size of Roman’s estate, and I’m going to tell you about it in 1324
(33)It was time for him to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca
(34)It was time for him to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca
(35)Make a budget and go on a trip
(36)He wasn’t leaving

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(1)to the point where he can’t be counted with his eyes
(2)I took a row of camels with me
(3)When it comes to this trip
(4)It can only be confirmed by oral testimony
(5)There are records here and there
(6)There are records here and there
(7)So it’s hard to reveal the exact details
(8)But the luxury of travel
(9)The records are consistent on the scale
(10)The chroniclers have thousands of people
(11)I’m describing the military entourage
(12)The citizens, the slaves
(13)with a golden cane and a fine hand
(14)500 lions in silk clothes
(15)carrying huge bullion bars
(16)So many camels and horses
(17)When you stop in cities like Eos Skyro
(18)It’s a huge amount of food
(19)It’s said that he consumed gold
(20)Share me with the poor
(21)or buy souvenirs
(22)”I’m going to take the staff along the way.”
(23)It’s said that he spent a lot of time building it
(24)In fact, his consumption has helped the local economy
(25)I may have made it unstable
(26)causing huge inflation
(27)It’s a trip that’s a year away
(28)It took more than a minute, but when the warrior came back
(29)caution on one’s back
(30)The anecdotes about his incredible fortune spread widely to ports
(31)underground
(32)The king of Mali was left legendary
(33)The king of Mali was left legendary
(34)1375 with Catalan Atlas
(35)by strengthening together
(36)One of the world’s greatest maps of medieval Europe
(37)to
(38)The king was depicted with a hole and a shiny gold ball
(39)I’m holding it
(40)The king was pictured holding a hole and a shiny gold ball

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(1)Mansa Musa put his empire and himself on the map
(2)But material wealth was not the only concern of the king
(3)As a devout musilim, he had a special interest in timbuktu
(4)It’s been a long time since the merger
(5)It was a religious center
(6)When he returned from the pilgrimage
(7)He’s got a great Zinger Bertha
(8)I built it there
(9)Helped by Andalusian architects
(10)He also founded a major university
(11)And it raised the city’s reputation
(12)And there’s a lot of Islam in the world
(13)It attracted scholars and students
(14)Thanks to everything
(15)The empire has been urbanized
(16)A large population of scholars and employees
(17)It’s packed into the city
(18)The king’s wealthy mountains are
(19)It was included in the next generation
(20)The king’s wealth is limited
(21)It lasted to the next generation
(22)And to this day, the temples are there with the mausoleum
(23)It’s with libraries
(24)They’re the first of the history of Mali
(25)I’m proving that
(26)They set the tone of Mali’s history
(27)I’m proving it

The pilgrimage was a huge and splendid procession, and not only did the 500 personal servants of Mansa Musa, his wife, and his wife follow the procession, but also numerous citizens and nobles joined the procession

Six hundred thousand citizens and 500 messengers with golden canes stood in front of the procession, followed by twelve thousand slaves, who were dressed in colorful silk clothes with the name of slaves, each holding a large golden week

Not just here, 600 camels were following the procession carrying more than 100 kilograms of gold per head, and of course a group of camels carrying food for this enormous procession also joined the procession

Furthermore, according to Islam’s doctrine of helping the poor, Mansa Musa literally sprinkled a handful of gold on beggars he encountered on his pilgrimage and citizens passing by, and according to one of the popular stories, he just built a new mosque every Friday

He bought goods at very generous prices in major cities such as Cairo Medina and Mecca, where he went to make pilgrimage, especially during his months in Cairo, where gold was watered down, and the price of gold in Cairo was said to have plummeted

Gold prices have fallen so low that prices in the Mediterranean region and throughout West Asia have been ruined and, of course, the economy of the region as a whole has been adversely affected

In the end, Mansa Musa deliberately decided to receive a high interest rate and hastily tried to stabilize prices by buying gold on the market

Nevertheless, there was so much gold that it took more than 10 years for gold prices and prices to stabilize

The estimated property is worth about $400 billion in present value, about 453.2 trillion won in Korean value

Source – TED ED

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