The Untold Story of Mansa Musa - the Richest Man Ever (Black Culture)
Greetings, fellow curious minds! Today, we're going to delve into the fascinating life of Mansa Musa, Mansa Musa was the wealthiest person in history, and we're going to find out how he got there.
Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire, located in what is now West Africa. But he wasn't just any ruler. He was the kind of guy who had so much gold that he made Scrooge McDuck look like a penny-pincher. And we're not talking about a few gold coins here and there. We're talking about so much gold that he caused inflation wherever he went. That's right, folks. Mansa Musa was the OG influencer. He could walk into a market and throw around so much cash that the price of goods would skyrocket for months afterward.
But Mansa Musa wasn't just about showing off his bling. He was also a devout Muslim and made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. And when I say pilgrimage, I mean the kind of pilgrimage that puts a European backpacking trip to shame. He travelled with a caravan of thousands of people, including soldiers, scholars, and slaves. And he didn't just travel light. He brought so much gold with him that he had to hire a team of camels just to carry it all. Can you imagine being that rich? "Oh, I'm sorry, I can't come to your party tonight. I have to go hire some camels to carry my gold."
But Mansa Musa wasn't all about showing off his wealth. He was also a patron of Islam and built numerous mosques and madrasas, or Islamic schools. He was a true leader, both in his empire and in the wider Islamic world.
So, get ready to take a journey back in time to the days of camels, gold, and Islamic scholarship. Mansa Musa's story is one for the books, and we're about to uncover all the juicy details.
Mansa Musa was born into a wealthy family in the year 1280. His father was the ruler of the Mali Empire, which at the time was one of the wealthiest and most powerful empires in West Africa. Mansa Musa was not the firstborn son, but his intelligence and charm quickly made him a favourite of his father and the people of the empire.
As a child, Mansa Musa was educated in the ways of Islam and was trained in subjects such as law, history, and administration. He was a quick learner and showed a great deal of promise from an early age. However, his path to the throne was not without its challenges.
When Mansa Musa's father died in 1312, the empire was in a state of turmoil. There were several contenders for the throne, and it was not immediately clear who would succeed the previous ruler. Mansa Musa's older brother was initially chosen to be the next ruler, but he proved to be an ineffective leader and was eventually overthrown by Mansa Musa himself.
Now, let's be real. Overthrowing your own brother to become ruler of an empire is not exactly the most honourable thing to do. But in Mansa Musa's defence, he did it with style. He gathered a group of loyal followers and staged a successful coup, declaring himself the new ruler of the Mali Empire. It's like something out of Game of Thrones, only with less incest and more gold.
As soon as he took the throne, Mansa Musa set about consolidating his power and expanding the empire's territory. He was a savvy leader and quickly realized that the key to success was controlling the empire's vast resources, particularly its gold mines. He also developed a strong military and established trade relationships with neighbouring kingdoms.
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I took an African ancestry test 2 yrs ago and found that I and my family are direct descendents of our beloved Mansa Musa and 2 yrs later, am able to go and visit Mali, Africa.. as well as Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. My family are apart of the Fulani 🇲🇱 people, Mendes and Temnes 🇸🇱 people and the Kru 🇱🇷 people. I can't wait to visit my home ☺️ 😊
@taijonmansfield7977
4 ай бұрын
Same my uncle took one that leads to us being descendents of mansa musa
@SelahMoonRa
4 ай бұрын
@taijonmansfield7977 hey cousin! Are you all able to go explore Mali? Mansa's university is still up and that's what I want to see first
@charlieike8414
Ай бұрын
I can only imagine how many descendants he now has having been the richest ruler in history lmao. I feel like he’s a common ancestor for a lot of people the same way Genghis Kahn is
@Marilyn-tk3jl
Ай бұрын
@@taijonmansfield7977I'm on board!😅
We need a movie about this Great man.
@kazalive3054
9 ай бұрын
Hollywood will not promote black historians
@InnerCityOrganicz
7 ай бұрын
Exactly after all this time you think they would have by now 🤔 but of course that industry you speak of will never admit that the wealthiest man in the world, in history and to this day was a Black Malian Man! If it wasn't for the internet and then platforms like this (who aren't exempt from their own passive aggressive "insecurities") I doubt me & many others would have ever heard of him! The fact we were never taught this in Western schools says it all ! Which I extremely resent these institutions for and that's me being nauseatingly "PC" 😡
@AfricanDNARootz
5 ай бұрын
I just saw a Trailor called African Glory. It tells the story of Abubakari II. The Mansa ( King) that put Mansa Musa into the position before he sailed to the west.
@user-nw6ni5xi7t
5 ай бұрын
Yeah
@ms.carpenter7793
4 ай бұрын
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are working on putting it together now.
This is what mainstream media and Hollywood don't want people to see.
@TranHungDao.
3 ай бұрын
they want you to believe you are egyptian
@kennethharrison9409
Ай бұрын
Not really, not if they tell the whole truth about his life.
im proud to be african ride on mansa I'm leaving this comment here in hope that whenever someone likes it, I'll remember to come and listen to this masterpiece,
@RM-cm8hz
11 ай бұрын
He would have turned you into a slave and had you working in the mines. Proud of that?
@catdaddy2643
11 ай бұрын
You would have been captured and sold under this brotha, no one pushed slavery of Africans or sold more African than this individual.
@MAKChaosLander
10 ай бұрын
Europeans do slavery = Bad; Rich black guy where must of his wealth comes from slave trade = An inspiration.
@matimus100
8 ай бұрын
But he ain't black
in my opinion the life and story of this great man must be told and known by everyone in order to inspire many generations
@kevingibson1580
7 ай бұрын
This is so true it could help black people to see how great they can be
@oxxal7357
5 ай бұрын
The moment you realise he was the biggest slave owner in the world. :DD
Pretty cool... great story, the narrator did an excellent job telling the story.
Wait, that's not how Mussa got to the throne. That's not the story we have in Mali today. His brother was the king, He lead the army. The king, like Mussa was very intelligent and curious and an adventurer. He wanted to see the world. He built a fleet of ships, took half the army and set sail across the Atlantic to see what was out there. When he didnt return Mussa was made king and adopted his brothers children and took his wife as his own as the Islamic law instructs. Also after he crashed the economy in Egpyt by giving away so much gold to commoners the poor he went back and brought back the gold then borrowed money he didnt need from the rulers at high interest. Interesting.
@4th_Disciple
Жыл бұрын
took his wife as Islamic law instructs?? man people sure love telling lies
@TM-bk3rl
Жыл бұрын
I heard he was so rich he built his own cities
@zarantikka106
Жыл бұрын
You are right its completely wrong
@preciousfairy1944
Жыл бұрын
Wait, wasn't that his grandfather 🤔
@ario2264
11 ай бұрын
“With his lavish spending and generosity in Cairo, (Mansa Musa) ran out of money and had to borrow at high rates of interest for the return journey. Ibn Battuta says that Mansa Musa borrowed 50,000 dinars from Siraj al-Din ibn al-Kuwayk, a rich merchant from Alexandria, after he had spent all his wealth.” (Abbou 2020, Mansa Musa’s Journey to Mecca and Its Impact on Western Sudan)
Being a man of God, is most important!!
@RM-cm8hz
11 ай бұрын
Bro, he literally enslaved hundreds of thousands of black africans who died working in mines. This guy was pure EVIL.
@rexnegron1778
11 ай бұрын
@@RM-cm8hz that happened all over the world. Slavery was quite common during those times, but it came to a head when the English got involved in this evil. The white Europeans did the same thing, for many black people dies working on the Panama canal, as well as on various plantations In america, and various forced work gangs in Africa, done by whites!
@matimus100
8 ай бұрын
Superstitious believer and a very aggressive man
@matimus100
8 ай бұрын
@@RM-cm8hz uneducated comment no one's black on this planet earth
@allaboutthemurzic
Ай бұрын
god aint real
He made all a lot of his money from slave trade. When he made the haj he had 60,000 slaves that carried his gold on his trip! Mali outlawed slavery in 1905, but a system of “descent-based slavery” persists.
@rasempress9724
8 ай бұрын
But not CHATTEL slavery…THAT brutality was all on Europeans n their people who ‘discovered’ all those already inhabited lands
@CharlieBrown0714
5 ай бұрын
@@rasempress9724 What?😂 White people didn’t go in the jungle looking for slaves Africans we’re enslaving each other before the white man Mansa musa was an Arab Muslim who enslaved sub Saharan Africans at record level
@oxxal7357
5 ай бұрын
@@rasempress9724 90% of slaves were sold to Europeans bu Africans. Yes black africans sold their kin to slavery.
@SeptuagintMaccabees
3 ай бұрын
Yes, I'm curious why he is talked of so graciously in this manner, when the Arab slave war was unspeakably brutal! Giving away gold bars does not a good king make. I wonder who minec the gold cause i know for sure he and his family didn't. Could it be the slaves?
Wow Thank God am a Blake So proud of it Alhmduliahi
I from Mali 🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱
Thanks for your love and support may Allah continue to bless you all❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
@unforgettablerandomtv6446
9 ай бұрын
Allah don't exist, Arab killed our black brothers and sisters
@matimus100
8 ай бұрын
But he ain't black Kissey Kissey fish Kissey
Thank you👑👑👑
And his power still. livet in whom he choose to carry it .The real Rasta inside .
Nice video
Mansa Musa was a blk African king. Arab historians such as Al-Omari, Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Battuta describe him as Zanji king (which is an Arabic name for a black man) belonging to the Mandinka tribe in West Africa.
Hi edagdwg God blessed this special soul to enjoy life and help others to what to live a real life going around the world to share love and respect from God's gifts to help others no matter were he went Linda j. Peace
Don't take this the wrong way but his predecessor Mansa Abu Bakr II is known as the ruler of the Atlantic ocean but before he set sail. He left Mansa Musa everything he didn't carry with him. Osiyo I'm half Blackfoot. Learn more research the Grand Canyon discoveries and you'll understand a little more of what I mean.
Not only wealth but created university builder educated the poor too
@SelahMoonRa
4 ай бұрын
It's still up too
This is one of those myths that is circulated on social media but has no support in the scholarly community.
We don’t have to look far to know where is wealth went……!!!!💯
Nice one
What A Great King 👑👑👑
@topstrika8720
Жыл бұрын
Richest man ever lived 🤴🏽🥇💵
@tvs9978
Жыл бұрын
A great king who came to power by betraying his brother?
@alanarmitigelmh5141
Жыл бұрын
@@tvs9978 His not so smart brother, yeah if you say so.
@tvs9978
Жыл бұрын
@@alanarmitigelmh5141 not so smart as decided by whom? What is the evidence to show the brother was not spnsmart, unfit forvhis position, etc?
@alanarmitigelmh5141
Жыл бұрын
@@tvs9978 As decided (before hand) by his Father and their people.. If his brother was proven to be an ineffective leader how smart could he have been.. On the flip side where's the evidence that proves his brother was an effective leader?
The story keeps circling around
This man made his fortune selling other blacks from other tribes into slavery.
But the real question what happened after that
@Dont_touch_my_crown
Жыл бұрын
All things come to an end. ALL THINGS
Great Muslim leader 🤲🇵🇸🇹🇷🇵🇰✊
@matimus100
8 ай бұрын
Nonsense
Wow. Never heard this before. . 😅
All west black Africans be proud bantu people be very proud from your black American brotha from Atlanta ga
@_rob_.
8 ай бұрын
Couldn't have had slavery without their help.
In 1968 started school . We learn about Christopher Columbus. Florence nightingale, Australia, Winston Churchill, and the church C.of E.😮❤
@Goddess_Infinity
4 ай бұрын
@@GonyaKulie-pg6uo So I’m guessing , you believe Alexander The Great , Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Ghanghis Khan never existed too right ?
The problem is why Mali 🇲🇱 still remain poverty 😢after all this wealth 🤔
@dezcuts5319
11 ай бұрын
That’s a lie. The French have way more to do with that. Right along with many other bro colonies and former colonies.
@mozzy1268
4 ай бұрын
@@dezcuts5319problem is us africans have foolish ancestors who kept infighting and couldn’t focus on our common enemy (Europeans). So even though we come from the richest continent, all of our countries are poor. Ours is an example of pure exploitation.
Shatta wale ft Vybz Kartel just drop mansa musa money and it's a banger 🇬🇭 🥂💝💝
Those guys had billions without a stock market. So, the people of today's wealth can come and go as the market goes up and down.
How about a video of "Red summer of 1919"?
Why cant we learn about this in history month? whoever correctly answers my question will have my everlasting respect and I will admit he is better than me in every aspect
Where it's now. All gone now?
WHERE DID ALL THE MENSA MUSA GOLD GO ? IT MUST STILL BE HERE !!!
@nuraweyteh3164
11 ай бұрын
The french and british stole them...
MashaALLAH Thanks 👍👍✌️✌️
Legendary
He gave nothing compared to king Solomon, who no before him or after him will be as rich as he was in his time, that he made silver to common as stones, the entire temple he built in Israel from roof to bottom, interiors and exterior all made of solid gold, into, fabric, monkeys, apes, farming, ivory, horse business to mention but a few. Read the book of 1 kings and 2 kings from the Holy Bible
@kimboslice5053
Жыл бұрын
Where is this Temple located If it was built of precious metals it should still be standing
@lynnjenkins8732
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry my brother, but you sound like a fool 😂
@slowmotion3542
Жыл бұрын
@Emmanuel Ejikemeuwa Aniche you ignorance & lies telles everything.. why is it that always when it has to make about muslims or islam you find the Christians react out of jalousy envie and ignorance i never found them talking with evidence and proof only blablabla...!!
@aghalibejane7309
Жыл бұрын
@@kimboslice5053 It was destroyed during the raid of King Nebuchadnezzar
@justhere6507
Жыл бұрын
@Barry Tavita fools will be fools
The Untold Story of Mansa Musa - the Richest Man Ever (Black Culture)
This was the individual that sold more Africans into slavery than anyone in history that’s why he was so rich.
@JohnnyFBlaze-ek1rr
3 ай бұрын
Prove it
In Africa there are many tribes and cultures but we all Black. Black Culture, it’s not disrespectful, we love our cultures!!!.
امیر وہ شخص ھے جس جو اللہ تعالیٰ نے اچھے دوست عطا کئے ہیں
@4th_Disciple
Жыл бұрын
childish mentality
@muneebhabib6639
Жыл бұрын
Chal bsdk tu gareeb ha. 😂
Gharun in the time of pharaon was the richest man Who ever live. Because God Sayed so. And He Know better than we do.
He the best man
Her bout Shikokoti of Kenya, and Lobengula of the Mwene Mtapa Empire of the mordern day Zimbabwe?
And he still owe me $5.
👑💗💖💯🇭🇹♾️🕎 VIVE LE ROYAUME DE YAHWEH !!!🕎♾️🇭🇹💯💖💗👑
@JamesMorrison-wi6em
Жыл бұрын
Blessings ❤❤💜
Allah bless him always strong Muslim.
Muslim Worship only ❤Allah❤ The Mater of all Universe
Hannibal must be one of his generals then
About Mansa Musa
His brother, mansa abubakar might have visited Americas. He sent an expedition of thousands of ships to the new world.
@elo6550
5 ай бұрын
And failed.
@principalitycidade4323
Ай бұрын
He never made it
Wonder why they never talk about his older brother
This king 👑 👑 👑 is very unique in is kind
Why rent camel when he is rich?
Untold.... mad channels did this like 2 years ago
All love and respect for malian people
I wish I was there,
Great Muslim Leader
♥️♥️♥️♥️👑💯
❤️❤️❤️
KIng Solomon was by far the wealthiest person who ever existed.
@princenenzyboi43
Жыл бұрын
Where do you know Solomon
@fastas793640
Жыл бұрын
@@princenenzyboi43 From the bible.
@princenenzyboi43
Жыл бұрын
Just dey playyy 😆 🤣
@nyangomajanet6698
Жыл бұрын
Yo funny
@imanowhere6319
Жыл бұрын
yeah I agree..
Served his ppl will.
“…..The hands of times, the tides thereof and the truth of all is a dawn that shall not be SILENT, FORGOTTEN AND RISEN ONCE AGAIN FOR WHAT IT TRULY IS TOO BE”!!! G-MOMMEE
a man with too much Gold Africa Will rise up some day 🙏💯👍👍🤔✍️by the great of Allah
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Very great king
@humzanafees9348
11 ай бұрын
He was a Muslim also.
I think u forgot about King Solomon
The most common physical representation of Mansa Musa is found on a 1375 Catalan Atlas drawing. However, a prior drawing from 1339, on a map from Angelino Dulcert, depicts him as a redhead/blonde white man.
@abdullahtgt5438
11 ай бұрын
No, the drawing from Angelino Dulcert for Mansa Musa was for man with African features look at his lips and nose.
@Pablo-el3xb
11 ай бұрын
@@abdullahtgt5438he's white with red hair, he was a moor
@danrich444
10 ай бұрын
Maybe just maybe because THEYVE NEVER BEEN THERE AND THOUGHT ANYONE WHO IS NOTABLE OUTSIDE OF EUROPE WAS WHITE. ALL RACIST IDEALOGIES. BY THE WAY THE ROYAL FAMILY STILL LIVES IN WEST AFRICA THEY ARE NIETHER MOOR NOR EUROPEAN GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE😂
@CharlieBrown0714
5 ай бұрын
Yup He was an Arab Muslim But they black washed him He enslaved sub Saharan Africans like no other
Alhamdulilah ❤
@ousainoufatty5936
10 ай бұрын
Thank you
Sakura was a G too 🙏🏾
He was the richest during his time and Solomon was the richest during his time, now we have the richest during this time.
He had a different hustle 😂
Most wealth came with the shreds of controversy, if you must be filthily rich, you know the code
@amigoentertainments110
Жыл бұрын
WHAT CODE
I believe that you guys think Mansa Musa was the richest man because you can prove it through history or whatever you use to measure these things but Solomon has this guy and every other guy you can ever mention beat by a long shot. God told him that because he didn't ask for riches that he would make him the richest man to ever live. At his coronation he was given things worth so much in today's money that it would be incalculable. Whole forests of cypress wood were given to him. Gold of such value that it would corner today's market all over the world. Same with silver and gemstones. Some kings gave up half their treasure just to build alliances with him. Ships sailed from across the sea laden with valuables, so much that he couldn't spend it all in ten lifetimes. The man owned mines all over the middle east.and some of the oil being drilled there is probably owned by his descendants. His wisdom brought him even more wealth. Some if not all of Musa's wealth probably originated with King Solomon. Anybody ever do a list of Mansa's descendants? Betcha Solomon is in there even distantly. Don't take my word for it. Look it up. You may just be surprised. God provides abundantly and exceedingly above what we can imagine. I know I'm about to get my teeth kicked in and down my throat for bringing God into this but.....
@banananuts1919
Жыл бұрын
Both Kings were Black Men.
@eggytoast
Жыл бұрын
Solomon is only in Bible which is Jewish fairytale book. When Solomon was supposed to have lived around 3000 years only Egyptians were super power. No Jewish kingdom existed
@okechukwushedrack7002
Жыл бұрын
Men we don't know if Solomon exists
@banananuts1919
Жыл бұрын
@@okechukwushedrack7002 King Solomon existed. Ethiopians can trace their lineage to him.
@justinklinck6575
Жыл бұрын
@@banananuts1919ven if he existed, there's no way that everything that was said about him is true. Prophets are phoneys. When will humanity evolve passed religion already? Religion is holding back scientific advancement and causes more war, than it does peace.
i think he was d first owner of the bitcoins as well , daaaaa
That's my ancestor from the Mandinka tribe🤲🤲🥰❤️❤️❤️
@mfundomagubane8499
Жыл бұрын
Mariama so even your family are still rich???
@Edwardoz8
Жыл бұрын
😂
@MARIAMABAYOH-hf6bm
Жыл бұрын
@@mfundomagubane8499 most are not everybody is 😃😃
Go look for the Three empires in ancient history book of Africa the 3. Leaders empire Marie jarta For Ghana masa Musa For mali and the Turd for Songhai which they are the Chinese l for get about the name Chinese Emperor’s name thank you if you can find this book name the ancient book of Africa hHistory you Truth will come out tnx
He was black panther that is were the movie come from
They couldn't teach us black people these things in school
He was also a Muslim and his faith helped build his generosity
@unforgettablerandomtv6446
9 ай бұрын
Allah never existed it is an invention, criminal Arab people
@CharlieBrown0714
5 ай бұрын
He was an Arab Muslim That enslaved sub Saharan Africans at a record high level
He’s just lying to us here. His elder brother went for a trip to discover the Atlantic Ocean without coming back and that was how Mansa Musa took over and became the King of Mali 🇲🇱
Was he richer than King Solomon?
They didn't tell you the real piano lessons
Solomon is billions network while musa is billions
And so was the Templar's
Man's Musa was a man of God, like Solomon, the richest Black man in the world!!!!
Waoh
Mansa Musa was a Sage, but he inherited his wealth. His was born Royalty. I look more towards self made men like Jay Z, Warren Buffett, Bezo, Jordan, Oprah, Lebron. All self made
You leftout Sultan of Niiji
King Salomon is a Black Man too, I mean very black. His skin color is described in the bible!!!
So 🤔 who was the slaves he had? 🤔 what color or tribe were they? 🤔 And why did drop all that gold off in Arabia and not in Africa? 🤨
I Thought it was Ferdinand Marcos. Because of Tallano's Gold
Salt and slaves made his riches...
That was a great man.
MONEY AND MATERIAL WEALTH ARE NOT THE GREATEST RICHES ON THIS PLANET!
@kimboslice5053
Жыл бұрын
Tale that to the IRS and all other bill collectors
Black people always had land and wealth
It's nice to hear but where is the benefit today for us Africans?
@rizanz2108
9 ай бұрын
We have a history that inspires our youth to know what is possible.