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Mansa Musa The Wealthiest Man that ever lived was an African
Mansa Musa, 14th-century emperor of the Mali Empire, is the medieval African ruler most known to the world outside Africa.
African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe,"
Among those who returned with him was the architect Ishaq El Teudjin, who introduced advanced building techniques to Mali.
He designed numerous buildings for the emperor, including a new palace named Madagou, the mosque at Gao, the second largest city in Mali, and the still-standing great mosque at Timbuktu, the largest city in the empire. That mosque was named the Djinguereber.
El Teudjin’s most famous design was the emperor’s chamber at the Malian capital of Niani.
Musa’s pilgrimage boosted Islamic education in Mali by adding mosques, libraries and universities.
Mansa Musa The Wealthiest Man that ever lived was an African
Mansa Musa, 14th-century emperor of the Mali Empire, is the medieval African ruler most known to the world outside Africa.
African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe,"
Musa Keita I came into power in 1312. When he was crowned, he was given the name Mansa, meaning king. At the time, much of Europe was famished and in the middle of civil wars, but many African kingdoms were thriving.
His leadership of Mali, a state that stretched across 2,000 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Chad and which included all or parts of the modern nations of Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Chad, ensured decades of peace and prosperity in West Africa.
He became the first Muslim ruler in West Africa to make the nearly 4,000-mile journey to Mecca.
While in power, Mansa Musa expanded the borders of his empire tremendously. He annexed the city of Timbuktu and reestablished power over Gao. All in all, his empire stretched about 2,000 miles.
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On his stop in Cairo, he spent so much gold and donated so much money to the poor that he caused mass inflation! It would take years for the city to fully recover from the currency crisis.
Upon his return from Mecca, Musa brought Arab scholars, government bureaucrats and architects.Among those who returned with him was the architect Ishaq El Teudjin, who introduced advanced building techniques to Mali.
He designed numerous buildings for the emperor, including a new palace named Madagou, the mosque at Gao, the second largest city in Mali, and the still-standing great mosque at Timbuktu, the largest city in the empire. That mosque was named the Djinguereber.
El Teudjin’s most famous design was the emperor’s chamber at the Malian capital of Niani.
Musa’s pilgrimage boosted Islamic education in Mali by adding mosques, libraries and universities.
After reigning for 25 years, Mansa Musa died in 1337. He was succeeded by his son, Maghan I. "The king's rich legacy persisted for generations and to this day, there are mausoleums, libraries, and mosques that stand as a testament to this golden age of Mali's history,"
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