10. King Mansa Musa
King Mansa Musa I reigned over the Mali Empire and was estimated to have been worth the equivalent of $400 billion in today’s currency! This fact makes King Mansa the richest man to ever walk the planet earth. King Mansa was a supreme Malian king, ruling from 1312 to 1337 and expanded the Mali influence over multiple African city-states such as Timbuktu, Gao, and Djenne. King Mansa had a “golden inheritance” and an abundance of luxuries. His uncle was the epic emperor Sundiata Keita.
Mansa was a great businessman and economist, and gained his wealth through Mali’s supply of gold, salt and ivory- the main luxuries and needs for the majority of the world during that time.
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