Mansa Musa had put Mali and himself on the map, quite literally. In a Catalan Atlas map from 1375, a drawing of an African king sits on a golden throne atop Timbuktu, holding a piece of gold in ...

Mansa Musa's wealth was much ... most notably gold. Musa's fame for riches led to him being portrayed on a map of North Africa cerca 1375. And under his rule, the already prosperous empire grew ...

The wealthiest man to ever live was an African king from the 14th centuryKing Mansa Musa had an estimated wealth of $400 ...

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 ...

Mansa Musa was in charge of a lot of ... above), one of the most important world maps of Medieval Europe. "Material riches weren't the king's only concern," says Smith. "As a devout Muslim ...

How did Mansa Musa accumulate so much wealth in his life? During Musa's time, West Africa was abundant with gold and salt as well as cultural centers such as Timbuktu, which he used as a means of ...

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled “Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, ...

West Africa has been home to ... to his thumb and first finger. The king clapped the castanets together when he wanted people to listen to him! Mansa Musa was a wealthy Muslim king of Mali.

West Africa has been home to ... to his thumb and first finger. The king clapped the castanets together when he wanted people to listen to him! Mansa Musa was a wealthy Muslim king of Mali.