Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 14:29
The RICHEST 💸💰💵Man in History: Mansa Musa!! #BlackAndBrownHistoryEveryDay #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackPride
It is known from local manuscripts and travelers accounts that Mansa Musa's worth and his wealth came principally from the Mali empire, controlling and taxing the trade in salt from northern regions and especially from gold panned and mined in the gold rich regions to the south. Bambuk, Wangara, bore Gollum, Tankhaza, and other such kingdoms over many centuries