History Dispatches is a daily history show hosted by father and son duo Matt and McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. While any topic is fair game, Matt and McKinley hold a soft spot for the offbeat and wacky stories that most people don’t know about.
In the 14th century – Mansa Musa – the ruler of the kingdom of Mali in West Africa – went on a Hadj to Mecca. To impress all that he met he had a retinue of as many as 60,000 – and brought with him 20 tons of gold. This has made many dub Mansa Musa the richest person in history.
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Sources
https://magazine.northwestern.edu/features/caravans-of-gold-fragments-in-time/a-golden-age-king-mansa-musas-reign
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansa_Musa
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47379458
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catalan_Atlas_BNF_Sheet_6_Mansa_Musa_(cropped).jpg
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