Mansa Musa I was the wealthiest person to have ever lived. Adjusted
for inflation he had a fortune of $400 billion, at least five times more than
that of Bill Gates.
700 years ago, Musa I ruled the Malian Empire which covered
modern day Ghana, Timbuktu and Mali in West Africa. The 14th century African
King got his wealth from his country's vast production of more than half the
world's supply of salt and gold.
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