History: Mansa Musa, king of Mali (1280-1337), is by economists'…

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Did you know? Mansa Musa, king of Mali (1280-1337), is by economists' estimate the wealthiest person in history — about $400 billion inflation-adjusted. On his pilgrimage to Mecca he distributed so much gold that prices in Egypt fell for 10 years.

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Mansa Musa, king of Mali (1280-1337), is by economists' estimate the wealthiest person in history — about $400 billion inflation-adjusted. On his pilgrimage to Mecca he distributed so much gold that prices in Egypt fell for 10 years.

Mansa Musa, koning van Mali (1280-1337), is volgens economen de rijkste persoon in de geschiedenis — geschat op $400 miljard inflatiegecorrigeerd. Op zijn pelgrimstocht naar Mekka strooide hij zoveel goud uit dat de prijs in Egypte 10 jaar daalde.

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