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He was and now he is not and hasn’t been for a very long time.
There have been richer. Emperors of Rome had greater wealth in multiple instances by virtue of ruling the known world and possession of all within it.
Adventurous-Ear9433 on
Musa was wealthier than any of these modern estimates. His wealth is always mentioned by others, but we take pride in the fact that we went around helping rebuild economies. His Jaliyaa is depicted on a black basalt figurine in the Andean found by Col Fawcett. At that point we were the world’s leading gold producers. even those Indigenous tribes Colombus writes about ” there had come to Hispaniola people who have the tops of their spears made of a metal which they call quanin, of which he had sent samples to the Sovereigns to have them assayed, when it was found that of 32 parts, 18 were gold, six of silver and eight of copper.” These samples were sent back to Spain on a mail boat, and the proportion was found to be identical to what was being forged in African Guinea. there’d be thousands of ships sent from Mali & Song Hay
Fritos_isnt_free on
How many friends did he have? A person is only as rich as the people who love them… oh shit, I forgot about gold, gold also increases a person’s wealth.
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Quite rich
He was and now he is not and hasn’t been for a very long time.
There have been richer. Emperors of Rome had greater wealth in multiple instances by virtue of ruling the known world and possession of all within it.
Musa was wealthier than any of these modern estimates. His wealth is always mentioned by others, but we take pride in the fact that we went around helping rebuild economies. His Jaliyaa is depicted on a black basalt figurine in the Andean found by Col Fawcett. At that point we were the world’s leading gold producers. even those Indigenous tribes Colombus writes about ” there had come to Hispaniola people who have the tops of their spears made of a metal which they call quanin, of which he had sent samples to the Sovereigns to have them assayed, when it was found that of 32 parts, 18 were gold, six of silver and eight of copper.” These samples were sent back to Spain on a mail boat, and the proportion was found to be identical to what was being forged in African Guinea. there’d be thousands of ships sent from Mali & Song Hay
How many friends did he have? A person is only as rich as the people who love them… oh shit, I forgot about gold, gold also increases a person’s wealth.