Mansa Musa, a Malian emperor in the 14th century, probably had more wealth than anyone else in history - including Rockefeller, Bezos, and Musk. You might think that Mansa Musa had the most wealth ...

Mansa Musa's fortune was to rule over a territory rich in natural resources and placed at the crossroads of the caravan routes that connected Mediterranean Africa to sub-Saharan Africa .