Mansa Musa
Richest person in history
Emperor of the Mali Empire (c.1280-c.1337), ruler of its golden age.
His wealth from gold and salt was almost beyond measure. On his pilgrimage to Mecca he handed out so much gold in Cairo that he crashed the region's economy for a decade — and put Mali and Timbuktu on Europe's maps.
Famous for
- Legendary gold-funded pilgrimage to Mecca
- Made Timbuktu a center of learning
- Expanded the Mali Empire
In Rubicon
Mansa Musa is one of the historical characters you can play as in Rubicon, a trivia game where you answer in your own words and an AI judge reads what you meant. Mansa Musa is filed under History & Civilization, and is strongest at Society & Economy and History & Civilization.
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