Musa I of Mali: The Real Life King Midas

[@Biographics]

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[@luxembourgishempire2826]

How did you comment so quickly? Lol

[@McVet3]

Biographics can you please make a video on General Winfield Scott aka Old Fuss and Feathers? He has to have an interesting story.

[@ricksturgis6403]

Luxembourgish Empire wat mess du dann hei??

[@lingthegreat]

I was watching the film “The Last Samurai” and I was interested in a possible (perhaps prehistory) physical link between the Zen and Folk philosophies, linguistics, and warrior traditions of the native-american tribes and ancient Japan. Perhaps they have some common ancestry that affected their world view before Western expansion.

[@safenegro1798]

That was quick...😯

[@witchsistah]

When Musa wrote a check, the bank bounced.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

Lol

[@hnnhknu]

witchsistah LMAO

[@Evzone1821]

LITERALLY.

[@d3pl0y3r23]

😂😂

[@YAHhears]

😂 😆

[@Zulu-Lemon]

Dude was so rich this entire segment was about him taking a vacation...

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

And casually conquering a kingdom during said vacation

[@JohnDoe-gx7rn]

All out of Africa, the who wears the crown , all from our Mother Land.

[@JohnDoe-gx7rn]

Cereal Killa ,check that out ,giving a man 10 ,500,000 for pocket change just to tide you over he would have been these chumps under writer imagine that I mean what Africa had and has ,Respect is Due ,with Her natural resources none can top Mother Africa None ,even with all them and those has already taken out of Her .

[@josephphoenix1376]

Reread! Mansa Musa went to Mecca on Hajji....A Religious Pilgrimage!

[@jegelskeren]

😂🤣😂

[@josephhalbohn5962]

Imagine being so rich that your vacation causes hyperinflation and a global recession

[@weedypop9032]

@Gordon Gartrell because he clearly had brain

[@mihai000000]

didn't knew that cairo was global

@שָׁחוֹר יֵשׁוּעַ even then it would be wrong, he devalued local prices of gold and which then hurt the economy of those places. He did not devalue gold prices EVERYWHERE, not even in the whole country let alone multiple countries. Only local regions.

[@noblenaveragemanointernet2582]

Not vacation, but pilgrimage.

[@hanniffydinn6019]

Mecca isn’t a vacation. 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@ladydiamondprisca]

As an African child raised in various African countries, I can assure you Simon that the stories of Mansa Sundjata Keïta and Mansa Musa endure to this day. We read about them, sing of them, are taught about them, watched cartoons, dramas and plays about them. You should really do a Biographics on the Epic of Sundjata. He was extraordinary even before birth, or so the legend goes.

[@HarryFromTheNorthSide]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Demos_Jeff]

That’s badass!! Do you learn are their any legends on what became of his brother that tried to cross the ocean?

[@ladydiamondprisca]

@@Demos_Jeff not where I lived. Perhaps in Mali or Sénégal.

[@concorde3980]

I'm British but my gran lived in Kenya and Tunisia. She told the story of sundiata and king Keira. It's one of the best stories ever to be told and got me into studying African history.

[@dtrez3866]

Tells us about the accounts of mansa Musa that actually come from his own people/contemporary sources, if they exist. When you look carefully, nothing about the mansa Musa stories add up. Even the famous image attributed to be mansa musa holding a gold coin is the image of a Christian king.

[@janedoeski9196]

Africa has so much amazing history its a shame you don't hear about it much..

[@lovelife8968]

...and so much of it erased.

[@cosuinofdeath]

@@lovelife8968 no it wasn’t fool

[@lolom8772]

Lord Solar a lot of it was, the destruction of colonialism destroyed a lot of history

[@JohnGalt916]

@@cosuinofdeath yes. It was. What happed to the niger empire? You never heard of it? Exactly.

[@dblake5193]

You enslaved yourselves in civil war

[@chocjane08]

This was really interesting, more videos about African historical figures would be very welcome.

[@AmbientSpring]

Like shaka zulu

[@truforcesavage6553]

I agree. Not much is spoken about Africa's ancient Empires

[@gregoryjones9546]

True. I Would Like To See A Biography Of Haile Selassie I,The Emperor Of Ethiopia. And Other Ancient,Medieval And Early Modern African Rulers!!!

[@raudeloruna2600]

@@vg1024 "conducive to diversity"??? lmao...pathetic that your retroactively applying your modern sensitivities to ancient history. if they existed at all, ancient african emperors were likely purists and would have exterminated or enslaved any non black outsiders

[@CharlesfranklinC]

@ Ethiopia have a Written history it's Written in Geez & some in the Fidel

[@rantanen1]

When you're talking about all these geographical locations (i.e where significant cities were or which areas were conquered), it'd be nice to see a representation of said locations on a map

[@cd5433]

He’s to conceited for that .

[@KatGlos]

I agree... Probably the makers of this video are geography nerds like me who have the world map in their mind's eye down to every detail, but most people don't and knowing where places are is so important in understanding historical events.

[@Zanzamor]

Google it

[@anne-droid7739]

I love that "The Richest Man Who Ever Lived" is a series.

[@symonew33]

Anne-droid the unexpected series we never knew we wanted but that we now demand.

[@saints146]

They basically have to go that route now

[@lauraannettecoaching]

🤣🤣🤣 “The Richest Man Who Ever Lived” series 😂😂😂💀💀💀 It’s GOLD!

[@BlueflameKing1]

They finally changed it, now it's the real king Midas, which I think is way better comparison.

[@sweetnothingsirobot3032]

The richest man that ever live up to a certain date

[@chosenp7048]

I am Mustapha In Ghana I was born in Mali Mansa Musa Is from our tribe I am so proud to know that the world knows our history

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:50 - Chapter 1 - The empire of gold 5:25 - Chapter 2 - The vanished king 9:05 - Mid roll ads 10:35 - Chapter 3 - The age of expansion 14:30 - Chapter 4 - Gold fever 17:55 - Chapter 5 - A brand new culture 21:15 - Chapter 6 - Decline & fall

[@edgelord8337]

Bill Gates: I'm the richest man. Musa: hold my gold.

[@mrblack6974]

Gold chalice! lol

[@greulich9635]

*sound of Bill Gates being simultaneously crushed by gold bars and drowning in gold dust*

[@tastyloaf5487]

I'll hold your gold.....

[@patricklemire9278]

Sorry Musa, where's your Porsche 959?......it does underscore the idea of ancient wealth being outmoded. I'd rather be a 2020 middle-class modern person than a Pharaoh. I like Jet travel and Air conditioning.

[@CaptTerrific]

@@patricklemire9278 ​ This is why you'll always be middle class - your appreciation, understanding, and desire for a comfortable life with all of our modern wonders is hindering you. True wealth is the ability to CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES! GRIND THEIR BONES INTO DIRT!! MAKE THEM REGRET THEY WERE EVER BORN!!! It's about having more than others - and not how much you actually have in absolute terms, but how much more you have in a relative sense! What's the value of jet travel if you have to sit in coach? What's the value of air conditioning when everyone can enjoy it, vs. being the only person in your entire continent who can afford to have ice transported to them? Of course, I share your philosophy... which is why I'll also never be a billionaire either :D

[@I.KUchiha]

Imagine your own slaves and servants dripping in gold looool This man really said all my people eatin 💯🥵😤😤

[@chrisricks6363]

Gold is not digestible.

[@robertharper6937]

@@chrisricks6363 💁🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤨😏😒🤫

[@savethesnails9608]

Chris Ricks i bet you have fun

[@nword1380]

@@savethesnails9608 he doesnt

[@luimac]

It actually is edible lol

[@millionminimagicmice]

Jakob Fugger: "I'm the the richest man who ever lived!" Musa I: *"Hold my golden staff."*

[@theodoresherman5707]

I just love the fact that Musa and his entourage really balled out in Cairo for 3 months just because they could. That's the realest brother to ever live

[@sabirabdul-lateef5352]

He was a Muslim going to Makkah to make the pilgrimage.

[@theodoresherman5707]

@@sabirabdul-lateef5352 That doesn't change the fact that was a brother (Muslim is neither an Ethnicity nor a Race) or that my statement was a joke. or are you dumb? Maybe try taking the stick out of your ass huh?

[@TheTwinkiefoot]

You mean he was a short-sighted fool that left his people and continent open to the vultures that expliot it today?

[@dansands8140]

Don't let these hoes get to you, I like your take.

[@akshaysundru482]

These people really don't understand the concept of a joke do they?

[@sulaimaanahmad]

how ironic...mansa musa is my current profile picture! he's from my mom's tribe, the mandinka. 🇲🇱

[@mathathawahyasharalah]

Thats not Mansa Musa brother. . Thats Abu Bekr (Arab Caliph) who aided in conquering West Africa & spread islam by the sword

[@mathathawahyasharalah]

The Mandinka are also Hebrews brother. . They founded a lineage of Hebrew kings in Ghana around 1050AD & were conquered by the Almoravids and Abu Bekr . . Then they founded Mali & Songhai Dynasty. . That is where Mansa Musa came from . . Musa is also a Arabic word meaning “Moses” . . Who was also a Hebrew

[@KermitTheFrogOG]

My people had hitler

[@j4mesb0rnproductions0n1g]

AaronMac Productions you just dropped a divine jewel, expound brother

[@LearnandFun55]

@@mathathawahyasharalah Abu Bakr the prophet Muhamed best friend ? in west africa ? couple centuries off in your history no ?

[@jhgreen14]

This was so nice to hear about. You don't often touch on non-European/Euro-American history.

[@AlexEinherjar]

Maybe because it doesn't matter.

[@A0.917]

Facts

[@Thebonesoftrees]

Truth Seeker when you are not complaining in English on a White designed device your point will hold weight. Until them . Be grateful we share you jealous little turd.

[@demetriousthomas5418]

@@AlexEinherjar you are a p.o.s

[@demetriousthomas5418]

@@Thebonesoftrees everyone with a bit of true history knowledge knows Black people design and invented pretty much everything do some research start with the caucus mountains of Asia

[@MarcMagma]

"Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived" "Musa I of Mali: The Richest Man who Ever Lived" Spot the difference. Beside the names, of course.

[@scooby45247]

beat me by 1 minute.. oh well i was watching the video at the time..

[@snapdrakon533]

Capital W

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@paddyotterness EXACTLY

[@sedatakyol4627]

Next Part akbar the great: the richest man Who ever lived

[@mandu9520]

There was also the king of Lydia, Croesus. I don't know if it was in the title, but I'm pretty sure in the video he claimed he was 'the richest man who ever lived'.

[@m.anthonyc.8761]

That's crazy. I wish people said hello to me with kilograms of gold while passing by... I usually get a Horn blaring at me and a Middle finger....especially from old people

[@carlie5577]

You must live on the East coast? New Jersey perhaps?

[@dinkyboss]

M.Anthony C. Damn I usually only get that response from children

[@m.anthonyc.8761]

@@carlie5577 California

[@m.anthonyc.8761]

🍿

[@louier66061879]

@Finn MacCool you're my hero!!😊🗽

[@spoonikle]

Dude forgot the first rule of Kingdoms. Secure an heir.

[@UrMomsSuperRichEx]

Sometimes you tend to forget things when you’re on the path to unimaginable wealth.

[@comradekenobi6908]

Not really heirs often messed up the golden age of previous rulers many times in history

[@mrfooledyaa5430]

🎶 In west Africa born and raised, on the plains is where I spend most of my days 🎶

[@SVSXXVW]

Damian Marley?

[@scooby45247]

Feb. 27, 2020 : Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived Mar. 05, 2020 : Musa I of Mali: The Richest Man who Ever Lived umm, i think you may have a slight issue as to credibility here..

[@AtticusAmericanus]

Have they done a video on Marcus Licinius Crassus yet? If so, that is the tagline too.

[@GerryBolger]

@@AtticusAmericanus And your namesake, Augustus, was far richer than Crassus when he solidified his rule of the Empire.

[@monelwookie1]

Musa is the richest man who ever lived. Do you own independent research and confirm it for yourself

tbh he could've made 100 of these and all of them could be titles "the richest man who ever lived" and they'd all be credible as far as we (we as in all of us) know. There's no real way of knowing who was ACTUALLY the richest man who ever lived for many many reasons.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

I just said that on the Jakob Fugger video I posted about Musa being the richest and got torn apart and now it’s a complete reversal?👌🏻

[@arsenalboy4ever]

Finally, BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS VIDEO, THANKYOU

[@ZoZooZoooZoxxxx]

arsenalboy4ever hey if you don't already know check HomeTeamHistory out its an amazing channel

[@JohnDoe-gx7rn]

Arsenal boy 4 ever ,Enjoy , from the US V.I.

[@razatiger22]

Imagine how amazing West Africa would be today if the Mali empire had strong leadership. Could have been one of the world powers.

[@mattkeita3448]

The fall of the Mali empire is the cause of all west African issues. If we have a leadership since medieval times we never will suffer from the transatlantic slave trade and the whole world will be a better place. No racism issue because black people will live in the richest empire ever existed and the wealth gap definitely will be less.

[@Morphman19]

@@mattkeita3448 Transatlantic slave trade had the majority of slaves provided by Africans. African colonisation didn’t start until the 1880s which by then slavery was outlawed by the major powers on the Atlantic. The only thing you can claim is the couple of small European trading enclaves around the coasts or the small expansion into Algeria by the French. Slavery wasn’t the catalyst for colonialism rather the resources.

[@MF-Rell]

@@Morphman19 Lies

[@ganevo4788]

@@Morphman19 Europe make African slave a cheap worker, but remember that Egypt make African slave a Mamluk that defeate Mongol and even make their own dynasty before Ottoman take over

[@tarawalker7193]

I first heard of Mansa Musa in my senior year of high school in the late 90s. I love reminding people of these great civilizations of West Africa and that all things great did NOT start in Europe, as our American history would have us believe.

[@jabronis33]

I was taught civilization started in the middle east and Mesopotamia. I don't know anyone who was told civilization started in Europe

[@ronnyquatre6305]

Everything started in Africa.... mathematics , science and astrology that we know today , it's thanks to these black people from Africa! Europeans came to Africa without any knowledge, they learned from the Africans and when they returned to Europe, they portrayed Africans as animals ... many European scientist( so called scientist), went to Africa for a while and when they returned to Europe , suddenly they are claiming to be intelligent 😁.... Phytagoras, Plato , Einstein, Tesla , Darwin , Archimedes, Newton and many more .... all of them have either went to Africa( iraq, egypt etc...) to learn what they know! This proves that they didn't discover or invented anything, they just copied what the Africans knew and changed the name of these things( that's the only thing they did,name changing) ..... If we really want to know REAL SCIENCE AND REAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE, we should learn about ancient Africans way of life and way of seeing things!

[@kyriskustoms2172]

@@jabronis33 If there’s a Middle East, where is the Middle West, or Middle North? Civilization started in Northern Africa off the Nile.

[@Truestoned0]

alot did tho

[@ForgottenRebel77]

weird, i was taught in every history class that civilization began in Mesopotamia. And im American. So maybe your teachers were just bad.

[@njerujack]

"Mali" also means "wealth" or "property" in Swahili.

[@christianjunegregorio3053]

"Mali" also means "wrong" or "false" in Tagalog

[@JohnDoe-gx7rn]

Thank you ,Njeru Jack Thank you

[@tanyawade5197]

There’s a guy that made a comic book about Mali 🇲🇱 & their warriors. I bought it, but haven’t read it yet. The graphics look good, tho.

[@professionalboycottservice7872]

@@christianjunegregorio3053 nobody cares

[@wethujonga8681]

In most nGuni languages of southern Africa, Mali means money 😊😊😊

[@jevinday]

I feel like Simon probably isn't wearing pants. I mean i wouldn't be.

[@amistry605]

Basketball shorts lol

[@damariowilson2350]

Not possible... he's British.

[@amistry605]

@A Sad Soggy Waffle 🤣🤣🤣

[@registeelix]

Up next... Simon Whistler: *The Richest Man to Ever Live*

[@CaptTerrific]

I'm certain it'll be "Rex Fulgur: The Richest Man to Ever Live" - I believe in you!!!

[@registeelix]

@@CaptTerrific I won't let you down!

[@AussieBenita]

Thank you Rex and Higgins for the chuckle and smile - you both have cheered me up no end 😂 cheers

[@lancinekeita4823]

HaHahaha

[@JohnDoe-vn1we]

What part of no do you not understand you pathetic loser.

[@abdul-rafeeqabubakar5713]

An African for once!!!! Thanks, more please! Kwame Nkrumah, Mandela, Thomas Sankara, The Ethiopian Empire and many more.

[@Trumblebee]

Abdul-Rafeeq Abubakar yess!!!! And Patrice lumumba

[@abdul-rafeeqabubakar5713]

@Sashabizz4 yeah that's true! However this isnt about African "monster" leaders, made famous as Europe boogie men. More stories about true African heroes like Sankara, Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Leopold Sedar Senghor etc.

[@abdul-rafeeqabubakar5713]

@Sashabizz4 you inferred that, I never said he doesnt cover monster European leaders. I'm saying this is the first positive story from the rich history of Africa he has spoken about, Africa isnt just horrible leaders, war and bad stories. We also have a rich beautiful history, this is just one of many.

[@stevenpdxedu]

Thank you Simon, I feel much richer now having watched this episode.

[@tanyawade5197]

And none of those wealthy ppl today, have ever spent so much of their money to buy handmade, locally made merchandise. This was a good video, Simon. I really enjoyed it & yes, I found it totally interesting!

[@magistrate3343]

Mansa I of Mali: "I am truly the richest, so rich I crashed the price of gold!" Jakob Fugger: "Well the video about me said I was the richest, so take that."

[@SetzerII]

Mansa crashed gold, Jakob took all the silver without crashing it.

[@bt3376]

He was worth 340 billion

[@trademark7032]

@ you gonna explain how they are wrong or just sound like a absolute prick

[@nickcook7408]

@@bt3376 No, he really wasn't. That much money didn't exist when he lived and its not possible to have more than all of it, so, please try to endeaour to make your future statements *fact based* rather than hyperbolic. thanks

[@rizaldorizkyramadhan5850]

@ well but the place you mention before: Cairo,Mecca,and Medinah is the center of the world economy when Mansa Musa crushed their currency. So its like to tell that someone come to new York and crushing entire money/currency at there (New York is center of world economy). Thats is my understanding, so crushing currency at Mecca,Madinah,Cairo when they become the center of world economy is worth mention that he is richest person of all time. Correct if iam wrong. My English is bad thought XD

[@MychalWave]

As a black man I can say it was refreshing to learn about a noble African figure! This was the video that introduced my to SW ! Great Content 👌🏽

[@jigsaw10181]

Jakob Fugger: I’m the richest man who ever lived. Musa I of Mali: *hold my gold*

[@desciplesofthomassankara3021]

I absolutely love this. It would be extra cool if you did more videos on Ancient African civilisations, they are always overlooked and under appreciated. Thank you.

[@tanyawade5197]

I love your username! I, too, admire Thomas Sankara, although I’m from the US. His assassination was devastating to me, even tho I didn’t find out until 25 yrs later. But, it was so heartbreaking to me, it felt personal & like it’d just happened. I’ve been hoping for another leader like Sankara ever since for “the land of the Tall Men”💖.

[@TommyGunz327]

Musa was NOT a black sub Saharan African. We have drawings of him. He was very light skinned and was “Persian” or Arabic. We know this for a fact. This is a terrible fabrication

[@vmat6684]

​@@TommyGunz327 Go back into your abysmal hole of ignorance

[@GFarrsight]

lets make a video about the one eyed African Queen Amanirenas that forced Caesar to the negotiationg table during Rome's attempt at conquest over Kush.

[@johntrust6217]

The Kush empire at that time was also referred to as the “pupil smiters”, by the Persians due to their accuracy in archery. They would often only aim directly for the eye pupil of opposing armies.

[@augustuscaesar8287]

She didn't force me to the negotiating table, she literally sent her people to me to negotiate a peace treaty. In the treaty, I was supposed to pull my men out of an area south of Egypt... but I didn't. The only thing she did was have her people cut the head off of a statue of mine, when my Egyptian proconsul was off fighting wars in Arabia.

[@GFarrsight]

@@augustuscaesar8287 the immortal Caesar everyone! Rome aint what it used to be eh?

[@craighost569]

They would never do that

[@quintonmiller8266]

@@augustuscaesar8287 Stop lying.

[@gostavoadolfos2023]

As a Moroccan, we still amazed that Malians sent us slaves and gold in exchange of salt, even though the coast of Senegal was close! Timbuktu means in Amazigh/berber the place of storage.

[@zarantikka106]

Because you die without it in the sahel

[@gostavoadolfos2023]

@@zarantikka106 my point is that they could take it from the coast instead of waiting for Moroccan merchants to bring salt and exchange it with its weight in gold.. the stories of limitless gold reserves propagated by those merchants is what motivated the Moroccan compaign to invade the entire region centuries later.

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

@@gostavoadolfos2023 salt is harvested from the ground not the ocean.

[@zarantikka106]

@@gostavoadolfos2023 that's was very understanable from what you wrote. Some simple answers could be that the resources from the coast properly weren't sufficient. Technology, africans have been mining since "pre historic" times, so it may have been a preference/familiarity to mining, that could have been the reason. At some points the emperors also owned some of the salt mines in Northern West Africa. So the trade could have been for diplomatic reasons. Since the relationship between the manding and berbers have been very volitile throughout history. Like ancient raid of manding settlements, and the almohavids and marrocan attacks on Ghana and Songhai.

[@pipi_delina]

Maybe they didnt know how to make salt then..

[@JadedJassy21]

Glad you are doing more African history. This is important.

it really isn't but okay. Most schools do not even put this in their books because it really, really isn't an important information. Seriously tho, how is the information on who was arguably the wealthiest person in history important for one's education? Moreover, notice that i said arguably because there are many people alike who are also credited with being the richest/wealthiest person in the world as we can't really adjust for inflation and the purchasing power/ value of resources of their time and our time. Therefore, it would be unwise to put such a controversial "fact" in school books

[@ksworldnow7799]

Yes!

[@gphjr1444]

@ easy there don't cut yourself on that anti-intellectual edge.

[@madoldbatwoman]

​@ I think OP means that African history itself is important, not this one small (and you're dead right, unimportant and easily disputed) aspect of it. Aside from the benefits to Africans living there today to be able to chart their own pre-colonial history. For a lot of people of African descent, who's link to their lineage and history were lost when they were sold and scattered, it's arguably very important to know that they even have a history beyond that of slavery. Let alone how grand a history that is. I think it's fairly important to those of us raised in the Western cultures too. For those who've grown up only knowing Africa as an impoverished continent, it's important to understand what attracted the invaders there in the first place. Else people continue believing the 'we went to bring them to God and clothe them decently, purely as an act of kindness' propaganda. We went to take what they had, much of Europe's inherited wealth has its beginnings in the organised gang-rape of Africa.

[@sizah185]

@ It is important. The focus isn't on if he was the richest man or not, there are lots of historical events or people which scholars debate on, but we still learn about them. Its important because its apart of history, in place which is overlooked.

[@sonofsonghai1843]

Mansa Abubakar must have made it to the other side and one archaeological evidence is the Olmec Statues unearthed in South America of medieval Malian soldiers complete with their traditional helmets. Even Columbus himself wrote about Africans he heard about from the natives in his own journal. Please check it out if you can Simon. There may be a story there. Great job by the way.

[@Reactiverse1980]

Thank you for this comment!😊

[@solitaryman7485]

Next week, in our continuing series of "The Richest Ever to Live," Scrooge McDuck, the richest duck to ever live.

[@barrythetraveller102]

HAHAHA

[@ivorybishop2194]

Love the extrapolation in African history as viewed from inside and outside of Africa. Awesome.

[@JohnDoe-gx7rn]

Ivory Bishop , respect ,and enjoy from the Virgin Islands , St. Thomas

[@Morbos1000]

Glad you did this one! I watched the Jakob Fugger episode the other day and was thinking "I thought there was an African King who was even wealthier". Was going to suggest looking into this but now I don't have to!

[@josebenardi1554]

@Alex Nah

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

@Alex Augustus the emperor? EDIT: I've googled and seen that he was supposedly worth trillions?

[@CaptTerrific]

@@DontreadPimpBoy Indeed - but by the time you go THIS far back in history, let alone trying to compare across spans of hundreds of years between them all, measuring absolute wealth becomes somewhat meaningless. However, given one of the simplest ways to do such a comparison is simply to compare how much of total world wealth was controlled by a single person at that point in time, Musa is believed to be #1. Arguably, given improvements in productivity, how much you get per dollar, and the wonders of modern technology, Bezos (or Putin or one of those others speculated to be wealthier) is the richest person to ever live. Even though he could buy a lot less gold, he'd get a lot more for the gold equivalents he does control :)

@@DontreadPimpBoy there really isn't a way that we can know that, for multiple reasons. First, romans had sestercis as their currency and we DO NOT know how that currency compared to other currencies at the time let alone transfer it and compare it to today's dollar as we do with the rest of the world's currencies. Moreover, what was the purchasing power? Inflation? We all know that 500 dollars 50 years ago had more purchasing power than 500 dollars today. So, someone like Marcus Crassus who is credited to had been the richest man in Rome was reported to be worth 200 million sestercis. How much is that in today's dollars? we don't know. So how can we truly know that he was actually the richest man in Rome? We can't. It's all speculation. The same with Musa.

[@turquoise6320]

Alex not even

[@sangyinmedia]

Do more African stories sir

[@CaptTerrific]

Your story telling keeps getting better and better. Seriously well done!!!

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

Hollywood producer 1: "Hey, i gotta great idea to produce a movie about the richest king who ever lived from west Africa" Hollywood producer 2: "Great, lets set up a meeting with the studio tomorrow" Studio executives: "We love the idea, lets develop a script and set up an audition with Jude Law"

[@vrevregg1830]

Of late its kinda opposite.. There are too many white people, lets change the history or the original books and make some of the black.

[@edwinbetancourt3958]

@@vrevregg1830 STFU....you got a lil cream on your chin😂

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

@@vrevregg1830 the 1 black Stormtrooper doesn't count bro...lol

[@vrevregg1830]

@@willysweetwonkajoe1432 Will Smith in I am legend, Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption, L Jackson as Fury, a black Annie, Black Cinderella, black Hermione Granger and many many many others. I wont argue that all of them were bad but still..

[@kanalithviper4744]

Vre vregg tiny nitpick. Nick Fury in the MCU was based on Nick Fury of the Ultimate universe who was black.

[@lealandrayford]

Imagine walking in a corner store and say "aye you got change for a million"💰💰💰😂🤣🤣

[@raibyo]

It won't be that uncommon in Iran since their currency has the lowest value in the world.

[@robdixson196]

Ok, now the French invasion of Mali is making sense.

[@LearnandFun55]

yep that's exactly why actually

[@robdixson196]

@@samrevlej9331 Yup had you ever noticed how ISIS or Alqaeda have a funny way of showing up where ever someone wants to invade? Or how they recently seem to be doing exactly what we want? Syria being the example.

[@robdixson196]

@@samrevlej9331 They are real alright, real tied in with the CIA.. Were from their beggining as the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan when Charlie Wilson and Bryzinski started funding them.. But hey this is only public knowledge by now.

[@jf752]

gold! france is super colonial

[@latinobunny9882]

The French first invaded Algeria to put an end to the Barbary slave trade, they spread around so much to ensure it was ended properly.

[@monelwookie1]

FINALLY! I've been waiting and waiting for you to bio-graph Mansa Musa, the richest man that ever lived!

[@paulmcadam6825]

Actually 2 ships returned from a smaller initial fleet with tales of meat eating fish, warrior women and men using poisonous blow pipes. This prompted the King to depart with a bigger, and better equipped fleet....Latest research. Great video though!

[@tervenjames8305]

You are absolutely right there was evidence that contact was met with the Americas.

[@BilalMarcus]

where can you find this information?

[@jackhudson41]

“A mid 90’s west coast rapper” *shows a 2000’s Atlanta rapper

[@hakimflowers8251]

Jack Hudsom and a 90s-00s-10s-20s- ♾s rapper from NY 😂😂😂😂😂

[@6aliph77]

He doesn't know the difference give him a break

[@dcarbs2979]

They all look and sound the same so I wouldn't worry about. Apart from Eminem and Joseph Sadler maybe

[@shadowman7307]

All the same.

[@shanceeaton9508]

ShadowMan y’all all look the same , weak recessive genes got like 3 faces and the same dry ass style.

[@FordyTheConeSmoker]

Before I start this video I just want to thank Simon and his incredible team who continue to deliver interesting and amazing content daily. Please keep up the good work and I hope you all love what you’re doing and end up comfortable from the profits of this channel!

[@TommyGunz327]

This is a fabrication. Mansa Musa was NOT a black sub Saharan African. We have drawings of him. He was very light skinned and was “Persian”.

[@vmat6684]

​@TommyGunz327 Oh here we ho again. Africa is not made up of a single skin colour. Look at the Koisan, the Namas, Ethiopians,to name but a few. The west's centuries of propaganda has clearly reduced your brain capacity.

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

When you are so damned rich a personal retail therapy trip triggers hyperinflation (because you have a significant % of all printed money so the Fed prints more so others can have some, which backfires after the tidal wave of cash you've held back is released), causes a global recession, and makes the Federal Reserve reduce interest rates to 0% for the next 10 years as a result. Probably a multi-trillionaire could do it if they wanted to play an expensive practical joke on the world and had a sick sense of humor (likely, you have to be a psychopath to be CEO).

[@ilarious5729]

Non psychopaths can't be CEO's? Pretty sure that's not the case. It sure helps but not every CEO is a psycho

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

@@ilarious5729 Yes, every Fortune 500 CEO is in fact a psychopath. It's a required trait, because if you are not then someone that is will do whatever is necessary, morals and ethics (and even the law if it can't be proven) be damned, and take the position in your place if all other skills are equal. Such is life at the top of the pyramid. Others have to be a ruthless psycho for the simple reason they are the ones that started the company and wouldn't stay in business long enough to be in the Fortune 500 if they weren't, the more money involved the more competitive it is.

[@ilarious5729]

@@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718 you didn't say anything about fortune 500 in your original comment. And still, you're just wrong, that is simply not the case. Like I said yeah there are more psychos on the top but not everyone. May I ask a source for your claims btw?

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

@@ilarious5729 I am the source. Pretty sure it's a safe bet that none of the 500 are going to make their mental health records public to compare, esp when investors are hanging on their every word and a single sentence can win or lose $100M in seconds, but it should be obvious that being a psycho is a required trait, at least if you want to stay CEO for long.

[@gerardrbain1972]

I think Mansa Musa intentionally crashed the economy of Cairo to get back at the Sultan for having to kiss the ground.

[@Robloxcingirl99]

Your a legend for this man

[@joannecarolyn1595]

Finally I know the importance of Timbuktu! I never knew that Africa was the birthplace of such brilliant men! Thank you so much Simon & the team! I love all your channels, Simon ❤

[@tanyawade5197]

😂 I was thinking the same thing. I now know that the word “Timbuktu” doesn’t mean “far away” or “out in the boonies”😂.

[@lizngotho]

How do we not LOVE biographics????? is it possible????!!! you're like our fav teacher in the whole schooll!!

[@sammylong3704]

Actually there is archaeological evidence that a least some of those Mali sailors reached the new world. Columbus found gold tipped arrow and spear heads in the Caribbean when he first arrived. He also found small tribes of natives who looked and dressed identical to west Africans.

[@aprillechalisse]

Exactly, and now that we have DNA test, more blacks and Natives here in America are discovering that not only are we related to one another but we have Egyptian and West African roots. Arawak people are proof that Malians were here.

[@jennevabrereton7010]

That is why we in the Caribbean said lie when he said he discoverd certain island he met people here . Someone cannot discover a place and there are people livin on it that is crazy

[@TheHikeChoseMe]

so your saying HE was the OG colonizers huh...ok

[@fresherro]

For example the Moors

[@Goddess_Infinity]

@@aprillechalisseWhen learning about history pay attention to time line . By the time Musa appeared the Arabs and geek had already conquered Egypt 1000s of years prior .

[@gungy_vt]

Imagine acquiring tons of gold, using it to crash economies, then just dying in the year 1337.

[@stanleyclark923]

kek

[@PhyreI3ird]

That actually made me LOL, thanks m8

[@TheBigMothman]

Holy kek! The Man! The Myth! THE LEGEND! King Musa I The 1337.

[@trueblueclue]

What a gamer

[@aebmermaid92]

Great video - for the sake of accuracy I feel obligated to point out that the two rappers pictured are from the East and Southeast coasts of the US 😄 and those photos are from the 2000s! Anyways, I love the channel!

[@mikerodrigues2906]

When I say "birth of an empire" it never sounds as good as when this guy says it .

[@VoltasP]

I feel like we didn't learn ANYTHING about African History at school. This was really interesting!!

[@AR-ii3ly]

Great content as always. However, you should do a video on Fela Kuti the Afrobeat legend. There is a lot of interesting content there.

[@Tunishia14]

This is what should be taught in schools, especially during black history month!

[@samanthanel4109]

You have black history month? Interesting. Where are you from If I may ask?

[@Tunishia14]

@@samanthanel4109 I'm American, black history month is in February because its Frederick Douglass's birth month. And, you're from?

[@samanthanel4109]

Thank you. I'm embarrassed I don't know who he is, but I'm definitely going to go Google him. Besides if his birthday is in February like mine his probably awesome lol. I'm kidding. I'm from South Africa

[@Tunishia14]

@@samanthanel4109 No, Frederick Douglass was a different person, not featured in this film. He was a runaway slave from the 1800s in America. Google Frederick Douglass as well. He helped encourage the then President Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves. Anywho, Black History month was choosen in February because of Frederick Douglass.

[@Tunishia14]

I want to visit Africa one day, South Africa being one of my stops.

[@Spartan265]

I love that you just changed the name from the last richest man video lol.

[@fulanideedee8709]

Wow, I didn't know ya'll provided biographical information about African historical figures. I might actually follow now.

[@Buurba_Jolof]

I'm here. Thanks you for this video. I will give you some gold.

[@nahte-]

and some slaves

[@Buurba_Jolof]

@@nahte- you will be that slave

[@Suebee1988]

"Croesus: All the Money in the World" "Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived" "Musa I of Mali: The Richest Man who Ever Lived"

[@cutebutsadisticable]

Simon: Can't make up up his mind as to who is richest man ever on the planet. Don't know why.

[@cwg9238]

@@cutebutsadisticable welcome to yet another poorly researched clickbait channel made primarily to get sponsors.

[@cv4809]

Me: The poorest man who ever lived

[@cutebutsadisticable]

@@cv4809 that I doubt. You can get on KZbin

[@blknitenca]

What an amazing history lesson! More African civilizations PLEASE!!

[@andrewmorris483]

Musa reached a point I call "Critical Money." When a nuclear device hits critical mass it starts unleashing power at incomprehensible levels. Critical money means he had so much money he could spend it and it would come back to him with more, making it basically impossible for him to run out of money.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

**Jakob Fugger has left the chat** **Croesus has left the chat**

[@zipblockarchives900]

Ryan Coogler who Directed Black Panther wants to do a movie about him. Hopefully it happens soon.

[@fighterck6241]

@DjRawd0g 2004 Alexander: am I a joke to you?

[@markross2124]

I have heard from some literary sources that Musa sent his brother on a naval exploratory expedition to the west, the Atlantic ocean, which never returned except for one ship reporting the discovery of 'new lands.' Some believe that was the origin of the Olmecs who influenced civilizations there.

[@klipfile4006]

This is correct. I am a descendant of the Olmec. My dna results a direct link

[@hp5864]

This is really a high quality historical channel. They cover all sorts of personalities. I love it! Unbiased and interesting.

[@TommyGunz327]

This is extremely low quality considering the many blatant lies included in this documentary. Mansa Musa was NOT a black sub Saharan African. We have drawings of him (that Afrocentrists have attempted to DARKEN and have been caught doing so). He was very light skinned and was “Persian” or Arabic.

[@treybanks327]

Mansa Kankan Musa - The Richest African Warrior Musa I was the tenth Mansa (sultan or king) of Mali. His reign was between 1312 and 1337 AD. He was an extremely powerful leader and under his leadership Mali was able to conquer 24 cities. He had a great deal of nick names and titles, including the ‘Lion of Mali’ and ‘Conqueror of Ghanata’. One of his nicknames, ‘Lord of the Mines of Wangara’, was due to the fact he was in control of all the gold mines there. This contributed to the fact he was exceptionally rich - his contemporaries described him as “inconceivably wealthy”. Both Time and the BBC have commented on his wealth from a modern view point, with the latter declaring him THE RICHEST MAN OF ALL TIME This European is babbling false notions

[@CloseUp1961]

This also leads to the legend of Prester John and his Table of Gold

[@thapelolehasa4242]

Very enlightening indeed. Cheik Anta Diop covered the topic of indigenous Egyptians before the conquest by Arabs / Middle Easterners. Can we hear more about the indigenous, some of whom live in Central and Southern Egypt, but are seemingly systematically marginalised and their archeological treasure taken by the conquerors?

[@ashharkausar413]

When your power level is too high for the mortal realm

[@andrewswift2727]

You DO know there can only be ONE "richest person who ever lived," right? Just checking. Thanks for your videos, I enjoy your team's work.

[@12jswilson]

@General Grievous ehhh. There's a lot of issues with calling Jakob Fugger the richest man ever. The was done by estimating the value of his entire business, which in reality he only owned a decent amount of it with his brothers and children owning the rest of it. The article claiming so did it for clickbait to highlight an extremely influential, but largely anonymous person in the early modern period of Europe.

[@jayhunt185]

You must've seen all of those comments under the Jakob Fugger video

[@MarcMagma]

Considering it is still titled "Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived", I'm not so sure he did...

[@_Abjuranax_]

I'm a Billionaire. Musa: I have a caravan of them.

[@rafaelbrgnr]

lol

[@hellion1770]

Musa yes i was broke once too.

[@gusgrau3594]

I’m so glad you did a video on Musa. It was hilarious to hear you be able to not keep a straight face while talking about his ridiculousness

[@eeik5150]

Learned about Mansa Musa today, wanted to learn more. Was happy to see you covered this (seen other videos of yours and enjoyed them). Today I subscribed.

[@w4974]

Abu Bakr II: Yo let's take some slaves and sail across the Atlantic Europe: Now THIS GUY has got the right idea

[@madoldbatwoman]

Except we did it the other way around! 😁

[@w4974]

@ThirdeyeStrike Who's we?

[@diawaraoussey9091]

Lies

[@w4974]

@@diawaraoussey9091 Diawat????

[@knightwing5169]

Except European explorers managed to do it without dying on the way over.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

This was super interesting! I had never heard of thus king or kingdom. I had heard of Timbuktu and that at one time it was a wealthy city but not this story behind it all. Thank you for sharing it with us Simone!

[@beccacolinwhitman1765]

“Solid gold dumbasses” had me cackling! 😂 love your videos 🧡 I’m a huge history enthusiast and learn so much from your videos. You always keep me laughing. Keep up the good work! 😊

[@maxcinerobinson505]

I would rather come from solid gold dumdasses than taken out of the bastille an put on a ship

[@maxcinerobinson505]

I wasn't finished I'm glad I didn't come from whores an theives but from solid gold dumbasses

[@jean-huguesbitaamenye8785]

Hey Simon Whistler, thank you so much for this video. Mansa Musa represents so much for African history and the incident he was involved in Egypt is a slap on the face of general stereotypes on Africans. Thank you so much for unveiling the history of my people.

[@vibetribe4093]

Thanks for recognizing the value of Africa and Africans.

[@betterworldok3802]

Thank you to let the world know about the African history

[@ALI.MN7]

Awesome video Simon. A biography of an African leader that wasn't of a notorious character. Please consider making more videos of African heroes. Great leaders, revolutionaries etc. 👐👐👐

[@sangyinmedia]

please do a story of Shaka Zulu.. Am eargely waiting for how you would do it

[@ddskreamer]

How has this not been made into a movie yet?

[@bloo2005]

Delightful to find someone acknowledging African and Islamic history within world history! Our American textbooks were extremely biased and made us think that as African American Muslims we had no history worth documenting and learning about. We were led to believe only European stories were worth telling. I remember most of our history books having about 5 pages out of 300 telling the brief and often incorrect story of prophet Muhammad and a few more pages about mongols and turks/Ottoman Empire and that was it. Thanks!

[@artycuen3572]

Extra credit history: the Mali Empire.

[@mathewbayer2199]

That was a good presentation by extra credits.Both informative and entertaining.

[@ayotundeayoko5861]

super content! I know you get requests like this all the time, but could you also do something on Mai Idris Alooma of the Kanem Bornu Empire? so many historical stories in W/Africa that I think it would be nice for a lot of people know about. Thanks! superb content again!

[@Ks9999-sa]

Thanks Simon ! I love hearing stories like this. Its so depressing that as an African the only history I was ever taught was about Europe and what happened to my country after Europeans arrived 😒

[@desciplesofthomassankara3021]

Come on bro if you went to primary school in the early 2000s you'll know that contents about the Khoi and san tribes along with other bantu tribes before colonial times was added onto CAPS. So don't cap gaz'lam

[@Ks9999-sa]

@@desciplesofthomassankara3021 Not at the schools I went to.

[@cheifwhat]

I further read that his spending in Cairo was on stalls and goods that were in many cases owned by a rich Florentine family called the Medici, who used that gold to finance what we call 'the renaissance'.

[@luyandzabavukiledlamini4693]

I like this channel!I'm learning so much about Africa past empires and history!

[@bossbeartherock6034]

Thank you simon .

[@Soulrutep]

“Never reached the New World...” *laughs in Olmec*

[@CampaignerSC]

So they crossed the Atlantic, went back in time thousands of years, ditched their Muslim religion, and started being Olmecs?

[@JonathanMutsinzi1998]

CampaignerSC it would be foolish to assume our current civilisations are the peak . The the Olmec/pyramid builders etc should be considered separate from current known history

[@cosuinofdeath]

@@CampaignerSC DAS RITE

[@JohnDoe-gx7rn]

Soulrutep ,they are clowns ,how can one discover ,when you met people there ? Help me with that ,from the V.I.

[@bashanti83]

AMAZING!!!! LOVE IT!!!!THANK YOU

[@drmattconrad77]

It makes me sad that I had never heard of any of this before. Thanks for the video.