History
Which ruler was richer than all present-day billionaires combined?
Mansa Musa of Mali
Background
Mansa Musa from Mali was the richest person in history in the 14th century. His fortune is estimated at over 400 billion dollars today. On his pilgrimage to Mecca he handed out so much gold that the price of gold in Egypt fell for years. Mali was then the biggest gold supplier in the world.
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