African History
Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived – Jessica Smith
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Mansa Musa, the 14th century African king of the Mali Empire, is said to have amassed a fortune that possibly made him one of the wealthiest people who ever lived. Jessica Smith tells the story of how Mansa Musa literally put his empire – and himself – on the map.
Lesson by Jessica Smith, animation by Sandro Katamashvili.
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@_azonix_
October 4, 2023 at 7:54 pm
One big lesson from him : No matter how rich he is, still he pilgrimaged to mecca to worship Allah azzawajal. Allah is great above everything, everybody.
@weresuperbad
October 16, 2023 at 8:04 am
I was flipping bricks for Mansa Musa before y’all even became a Type 1 Civilization
@NeoGraena
October 25, 2023 at 5:18 pm
Fun fact: Dracula flipped bricks for Mansa Musa
@morganlee2806
October 28, 2023 at 7:36 am
He was also the biggest slaveowner who ever lived
@rishei4748
October 28, 2023 at 3:05 pm
Bro completed the roblox obby 💀
@beccaphillips22
November 1, 2023 at 11:10 am
Could someone explain to me how Mansa Musa would have caused inflation? Like the economic explanation for it. Thanks
@user-sz9vx8rq6k
November 2, 2023 at 4:57 am
YES OKAY I AM ALL THE TIME UNIVERSAL KARMA WORK ETHIC CREATION INVENTION IN GOD WE TRUST LOVE CAN BE MAYBE GIVEN HUMANITY HELPING BILLION PEOPLE'S LOVE ALL' AND THE TIME WORSHIP AND INFINITY BE LEGAL WEALTHY GOLD ON DIAMOND INFLUENTIAL OKAY I AM
@jonelbondyingnuezca742
November 5, 2023 at 12:41 pm
CE wtf is CE? It should be BC and AD. WOKE channel
@melodyqueen8440
November 9, 2023 at 8:46 am
#the_legacy_of_mansa_musa
@Ulfhednar-O
November 15, 2023 at 8:55 pm
he made his wealth from mining significant salt and gold deposit then exporting it at a higher mark up, not rocket science, but for his time…. impressive
@ftferlo8868
November 16, 2023 at 7:51 pm
I approve this message.
@harrishromero6447
November 22, 2023 at 1:51 am
Genghis:💀
@harrishromero6447
November 22, 2023 at 1:53 am
Genghis khan:laugh in 120-150 trillion
@vladimirprotein3275
December 2, 2023 at 5:18 pm
Musa: We crashing the economy of the known world with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
@vladimirprotein3275
December 2, 2023 at 5:24 pm
Mansa Musa: "every jib head from here to Timbuktu is gonna wanna taste" 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
@jaizo_827
December 5, 2023 at 4:06 am
Prince ali
@dmitriiivanov6885
January 12, 2024 at 2:42 pm
Where's information about his wives?!
@TikyeWilliams
January 20, 2024 at 3:08 am
Real history
@joel572
February 1, 2024 at 1:07 pm
Thank God for islam ❤
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February 5, 2024 at 9:34 am
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@yapsiauwsoengie6507
February 9, 2024 at 12:58 am
… before being robbed by europeans
@NothinButGame
February 12, 2024 at 8:27 pm
THE richest man to ever live
@jerrylou9285
February 29, 2024 at 11:52 pm
Mansa Musa I of Mali Empire managed to force economies to destabilize.
@keceti9606
March 4, 2024 at 5:45 am
I remember flipping bricks for this guy before yall were even a type 1 civilization
@Brazconj
March 12, 2024 at 2:32 pm
Don’t forget KING SOLOMAN a very wealthy person
@AL-ri6bk
March 14, 2024 at 2:20 am
wasnt it king solomon?
@FrannieMaeB5150
March 16, 2024 at 7:46 pm
Gangis khan
@kingace6186
March 17, 2024 at 5:40 am
Vladmir Putin and Jeff Bezos have nothing on Mansa Musa!
@abdulghaffaarhaneef1400
April 12, 2024 at 1:07 pm
Not one of the richest but he was the richest and one can not try and estimate his wealth by saying he was worth 400,000,000,000US.
@Mech141
April 12, 2024 at 4:43 pm
Nah it is ashoka the great with a wealth of 9 quadrillion usd
@merucrypoison296
April 16, 2024 at 12:32 am
Where did it go so wrong after him 😂
@anthonygordon9483
April 20, 2024 at 2:52 am
Mansa Musa pretty much pulled a Disney "Aladdin" Prince Ali Caravan all through africa ?
@SneedChuck-vm7gv
April 23, 2024 at 3:11 am
"I was flippin bricks for Mansa Musa before y'all became a type 1 civilization" 💯🗣️
@JimmyWhisperBackInAction
April 30, 2024 at 8:16 am
ahem..
WE! WUZ! KANGZ! N! SHIEEEEEEEEET!!!
@areejalghenai8713
May 4, 2024 at 2:02 pm
اول مرة نسمع بيه، مانعرفش علاش مانقروش الحاجات هذه في المدارس.
@kruley-jr1591
May 13, 2024 at 2:33 am
God and Jesus Christ Loves You and Cares For Us.AMEN!!🙏🏾✝️😊
@sammydane5988
May 15, 2024 at 2:50 am
We need a movie or a TV series about this guy! 👑
It's long overdue to tell his story! 💯👏
@MANSAMUSAOFFICIAL.
May 21, 2024 at 8:46 pm
Hello I got secret of mansa Musa didn’t revealed his secret so I’m doing so mansa musa had so much relation with Allah god one day mansa musa talked with god mansa musa says god make me successful and rich too help the poor people god god gave mansa musa the mountains mansa musa says thanks god but the mountains are full of gold like the sun is full of gold 2.8t tons of gold are in the sun like the mountains
So my name is Darin my dream is too be king of Mali just like mansa Musa mansa Musa is richest man in the world
@JordanBeagle
May 25, 2024 at 2:26 am
All the way to Timbuktu!
@user-be9gr3wv3r
May 25, 2024 at 9:02 pm
KING CHARLES 111 IS STILL THE RICHEST KING EVER. THEIR WEALTH IS ONE OF THE MOST CLOSELY GUARDED SECRETS IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SOURCES I READ OVER 40 YEARS. PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THEY PRESIDED OVER THE GREATEST EMPIRE IN HISTORY AND WEALTH FLOWED TO THEIR COFFERS OVER MANY CENTURIES. KING CHARLES IS CONSIDERED THE BIGGEST LANDOWNER ON EARTH WITH TOTAL OF 6.6 BILLION ACRES. I READ THAT IF IT IS CONVERTED INTO CASH IT AMOUNT TO $33TRILLION. THIS MAKE HIM NOT ONLY THE RICHEST MAN ALIVE BUT THE RICHEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED. EVEN IF WE DO NOT COUNT THE VALUE OF THE LANDS THEIR PALACES AND CASTLES WORTH BILLIONS ARE GRACED WITH OVER 1 MILLION WORKS OF ART OF EVERY POSSIBLE COLLECTIBLE ITEMS. THEY HAVE OVER 7,000 MASTER PAINTINGS AND ONE MASTER PAINTING THIS DAYS CAN COST OVER $100MILLION. THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MASTER DRAWINGS INCLUDING MORE THAN 600 DRAWING OF LEONARDO DA VINCI AND MORE THAN 20 DRAWINGS OF MICHELANGELO. RECENTLY SOTHEBYS SOLD A LEONARDO DA VINCI DRAWING OF A BEAR AS BIG AS A POSTAGE STAMP FOR $12.2MILLION. THE DRAWING OF LEONARDO THEY POSSESS ARE BIGGER THAN THE BIGGEST NOTEBOOK PAGE. ONE MICHELANGELO PAINTING COST MORE THAN $25MILLION. THEY HAVE MORE THAN 800 FABERGE WORK OF ART INCLUDING SOME FABERGE EGGS. ONE FABERGE EGG THIS DAYS COST AROUND $45MILLION. THEY HAVE AROUND 375 VOLUMES OF RARE STAMP COLLECTION CONTAINING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STAMPS. ONE VERY RARE STAMP CAN COST OVER $1 MILLION. SOURCES SAID THEY HAVE MILLIONS OF SHARES OF STOCK FROM THE BEST COMPANIES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR MONEY DEPOSITED IN THE BANKS NOBODY KNOWS HOW MUCH. THEY ALSO HAVE MANY BUSINESSES. THEIR JEWELS NOBODY KNOWS THE TRUE EXTENT ARE WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SOURCES I READ OVER 40 YEARS DESCRIBE THAT THE PALACES AND CASTLES HAVE UNDERGROUND VAULTS AND AIR RAID SHELTERS 40 FEET BELOW THE GROUND CONTAINING IMMENSE TREASURES AMASSED FOR CENTURIES WHEN THEY PRESIDED OVER THE BRITISH EMPIRE EITHER AS GIFTS OR SPOILS. MY HEART BREAK WHEN I SAW THE PAINTING OF THE 9 YEAR OLD MAHARAJAH DULEEP SIGH OF INDIA HANDLING HIS ONLY PRECIOUS POSSESSION THE KOHINOOR DIAMOND TO THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES. MAYBE IT IS BLESSING TOO HE GAVE IT BEFORE THE CURSE TAKE EFFECT. CONTENTS OF THE VAULTS INCLUDE TONS AND TONS OF GOLD AND SILVER BULLIONS, SOLID GOLD AND SILVER DINNERWARES, GOLD AND SILVER STATUES STUDDED WITH GEMS AND OTHER JEWELED GOLD ARTIFACTS , MING PORCELAIN ARTIFACTS AND MANY MORE ANTIQUE PIECES. THERE IS ALSO A MENTION OF A SOLID GOLD BED PREPARED BY MAHARAJAS OF INDIA TO PRINCE EDWARD WHO LATER BECAME KING EDWARD V11. INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT WHEN HE WENT BACK HOME HE TOOK IT. THERE IS ALSO A MENTION OF A VERY HEAVY BIG SILVER TABLE AND UNCUT PRECIOUS STONES SCATTERED ON THE SHELVES. ANYTHING THE MOST SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OWN ARE COLLECTORS ITEMS AND COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO SPEND VAST AMOUNT OF MONEY IN ORDER TO GET THEM. THEY FAR OUTSHINE ALL OTHER ROYAL FAMILY ON EARTH. THIS PRIVILEGE DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE OTHER ROYAL FAMILIES. WHEN PRINCE WILLIAM AND HARRY DECIDED TO SELL SOME OF DIANAS DRESS SOME INDIVIDUAL DRESS WAS SOLD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THEY LIVE SIMPLY NOT LIKE OTHER ROYAL FAMILIES WHO FLAUNT THEIR WEALTH FURTHER OBSCURING THEIR TRUE WEALTH. SOURCES SAID THAT THEIR TRUE WEALTH IS SO VAST THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT PRICE ON IT. MANSA MUSA'S WEALTH IS JUST SPECULATION BUT EVEN IF IT IS TRUE HE IS STILL POOR COMPARED TO KING CHARLES 111. HE IS CURRENTLY THE KING OF 16 COUNTRIES INCLUDING GIANT COUNTRIES AUSTRALIA AND CANADA.
@andribrahma3556
May 28, 2024 at 9:01 pm
I hope I can get money to buy delicious food, hopefully you will always be protected by God Almighty