The Untold Story of Mansa Musa - the Richest Man Ever (Black Culture)
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- 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 ☺️ 😊
Same my uncle took one that leads to us being descendents of mansa musa
@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
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
@@taijonmansfield7977I'm on board!😅
We need a movie about this Great man.
Hollywood will not promote black historians
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" 😡
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.
Yeah
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.
they want you to believe you are egyptian
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,
He would have turned you into a slave and had you working in the mines. Proud of that?
You would have been captured and sold under this brotha, no one pushed slavery of Africans or sold more African than this individual.
Europeans do slavery = Bad; Rich black guy where must of his wealth comes from slave trade = An inspiration.
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
This is so true it could help black people to see how great they can be
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.
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.
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.
took his wife as Islamic law instructs?? man people sure love telling lies
I heard he was so rich he built his own cities
You are right its completely wrong
Wait, wasn't that his grandfather 🤔
“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!!
Bro, he literally enslaved hundreds of thousands of black africans who died working in mines. This guy was pure EVIL.
@@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!
Superstitious believer and a very aggressive man
@@RM-cm8hz uneducated comment no one's black on this planet earth
god aint real
I from Mali 🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱
Thanks for your love and support may Allah continue to bless you all❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
Allah don't exist, Arab killed our black brothers and sisters
But he ain't black Kissey Kissey fish Kissey
Not only wealth but created university builder educated the poor too
It's still up too
Thank you👑👑👑
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.
But not CHATTEL slavery…THAT brutality was all on Europeans n their people who ‘discovered’ all those already inhabited lands
@@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
@@rasempress9724 90% of slaves were sold to Europeans bu Africans. Yes black africans sold their kin to slavery.
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?
This man made his fortune selling other blacks from other tribes into slavery.
Wow Thank God am a Blake
So proud of it Alhmduliahi
We don’t have to look far to know where is wealth went……!!!!💯
This is one of those myths that is circulated on social media but has no support in the scholarly community.
And his power still. livet in whom he choose to carry it .The real Rasta inside .
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.
Nice video
Great Muslim leader 🤲🇵🇸🇹🇷🇵🇰✊
Nonsense
What A Great King 👑👑👑
Richest man ever lived 🤴🏽🥇💵
A great king who came to power by betraying his brother?
@@tvs9978 His not so smart brother, yeah if you say so.
@@alanarmitigelmh5141 not so smart as decided by whom? What is the evidence to show the brother was not spnsmart, unfit forvhis position, etc?
@@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
Nice one
But the real question what happened after that
All things come to an end.
ALL THINGS
The problem is why Mali 🇲🇱 still remain poverty 😢after all this wealth 🤔
That’s a lie. The French have way more to do with that. Right along with many other bro colonies and former colonies.
@@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.
And he still owe me $5.
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
Legendary
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
How about a video of "Red summer of 1919"?
In 1968 started school . We learn about Christopher Columbus. Florence nightingale, Australia, Winston Churchill, and the church C.of E.😮❤
@@GonyaKulie-pg6uo So I’m guessing , you believe Alexander The Great , Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Ghanghis Khan never existed too right ?
Shatta wale ft Vybz Kartel just drop mansa musa money and it's a banger 🇬🇭 🥂💝💝
Wow. Never heard this before. . 😅
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.
👑💗💖💯🇭🇹♾️🕎 VIVE LE ROYAUME DE YAHWEH !!!🕎♾️🇭🇹💯💖💗👑
Blessings ❤❤💜
Muslim Worship only ❤Allah❤
The Mater of all Universe
KIng Solomon was by far the wealthiest person who ever existed.
Where do you know Solomon
@@princenenzyboi43 From the bible.
Just dey playyy 😆 🤣
Yo funny
yeah I agree..
WHERE DID ALL THE MENSA MUSA GOLD GO ? IT MUST STILL BE HERE !!!
The french and british stole them...
All west black Africans be proud bantu people be very proud from your black American brotha from Atlanta ga
Couldn't have had slavery without their help.
Alhamdulilah ❤
Thank you
He the best man
Allah bless him always strong Muslim.
About Mansa Musa
The Untold Story of Mansa Musa - the Richest Man Ever (Black Culture)
This king 👑 👑 👑 is very unique in is kind
In Africa there are many tribes and cultures but we all Black. Black Culture, it’s not disrespectful, we love our cultures!!!.
Very great king
He was a Muslim also.
Where it's now.
All gone now?
Hannibal must be one of his generals then
امیر وہ شخص ھے جس جو اللہ تعالیٰ نے اچھے دوست عطا کئے ہیں
childish mentality
Chal bsdk tu gareeb ha. 😂
All love and respect for malian people
Great Muslim Leader
I wish I was there,
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 🇲🇱
Served his ppl will.
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
Where is this Temple located
If it was built of precious metals it should still be standing
I'm sorry my brother, but you sound like a fool 😂
@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...!!
@@kimboslice5053 It was destroyed during the raid of King Nebuchadnezzar
@Barry Tavita fools will be fools
❤️❤️❤️
This was the individual that sold more Africans into slavery than anyone in history that’s why he was so rich.
Prove it
Gharun in the time of pharaon was the richest man Who ever live. Because God Sayed so. And He Know better than we do.
♥️♥️♥️♥️👑💯
Untold.... mad channels did this like 2 years ago
His brother, mansa abubakar might have visited Americas. He sent an expedition of thousands of ships to the new world.
And failed.
He never made it
a man with too much Gold Africa Will rise up some day 🙏💯👍👍🤔✍️by the great of Allah
Wonder why they never talk about his older brother
Sakura was a G too 🙏🏾
That's my ancestor from the Mandinka tribe🤲🤲🥰❤️❤️❤️
Mariama so even your family are still rich???
😂
@@mfundomagubane8499 most are not everybody is 😃😃
I think u forgot about King Solomon
Waoh
Her bout Shikokoti of Kenya, and Lobengula of the Mwene Mtapa Empire of the mordern day Zimbabwe?
“…..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
Black people always had land and wealth
Why rent camel when he is rich?
He was the richest during his time and Solomon was the richest during his time, now we have the richest during this time.
No elephants?
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They couldn't teach us black people these things in school
You leftout Sultan of Niiji
And so was the Templar's
True leader with slave some leader he was
That was a great man.
Salt and slaves made his riches...
King Salomon is a Black Man too, I mean very black. His skin color is described in the bible!!!
They didn't tell you the real piano lessons
Respect
Real Black History.
@GonyaKulie-pg6uo Facts are facts. Your fake white historians have tried for centuries to lie about Black History. Using fake bible and and false religion to create your own white fantasy is not history.
Most wealth came with the shreds of controversy, if you must be filthily rich, you know the code
WHAT CODE
He had a different hustle 😂
He was black panther that is were the movie come from
Solomon is billions network while musa is billions
Man's Musa was a man of God, like Solomon, the richest Black man in the world!!!!
wow wow wow
i think he was d first owner of the bitcoins as well , daaaaa
Was he richer than King Solomon?
A fantastic Muslim
Monsa Musa,
the largest individual slave owner and trader ever.
😢😢🎉❤
I thought i was Ghengis Khan
He was also a Muslim and his faith helped build his generosity
Allah never existed it is an invention, criminal Arab people
He was an Arab Muslim
That enslaved sub Saharan Africans at a record high level
Slave owner on the highest level...such a hero...where is the outrage?