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[@drzl]

African History is heavily underrated.

[@bokangpelaelo6026]

Its hidden

[@_mobasshir_]

Because of some white people's thought that they are Superior.

[@savagetv6460]

I don't expect Africans to study European history same with Asians

[@savagetv6460]

@@_mobasshir_ you think Africans have a big European curriculum? Lol

[@_mobasshir_]

@@savagetv6460 Actually we do. Thanks to the atrocities of europeans we have to study some of your history. But I think you would have never been taught what ill things Europeans did do other countries. Hiding the truth, becoming an angel. Right? Still believe in superiority?

[@imperialstarbucks857]

Im just glad he was selfless and not selfish, unlike other billionaires today. (All of you saying how he had slaves, not only did he not overwork them, he donated a ton to the poor people)

[@degisa544]

Thanks to his religion

[@melbee5767]

This was the gateway to which Africa got exploited by traders from the north

[@fluffyseal8782]

Maybe u are seeing half the picture

[@Escape_velocity]

@@degisa544 what religion??

[@Escape_velocity]

@@entity.x oh! What a shame than!!

[@h2d127]

I’m 62 years young and black and my roots extend to this part of Africa were Mansa was from. This is so amazing. I never knew this. Thank you so much for this informative video. Totally enjoyed. Thank you.

[@lesliechow6841]

Well technically, we are all related to Mansa Musa, wether if you and I are black or white, because all of our ancestors gene pool match at one point in history, which technically makes us all related to each other.. so.. Hello, distant black brother! :D

[@jimbouchilon389]

A lot of the millionaires are heirs. Real selfmade millionaires are investors . And there is nothing like luck but taking risk and timing included. And you need a some education. To become a millionaire by yourself should not be a goal (depends on country) because its just out of reach. Investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity, I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life too 🙏🙏🙏

[@limburgerfarrell3499]

you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.

[@terrisewell4729]

Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. I learnt from my last year's experience, i am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time

[@johnalex4006]

I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.

[@Soboj-oy8me]

yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an ex pert can lead to a great loss too

[@nengsolavillasorda8519]

exactly! That's my major concern and what kind of profitable business or investment can someone do with the current rise in economic downturn

[@pincle26]

"Many of you haven't heard of Mansa Musa" Me: *Laughs in Civilization 6*

[@williamoneswhannell1060]

Glad I found this before I posted

[@zacharysimpson7353]

If it's the game I'm thinking of, I miss it

[@youtoober2013]

LMFAO

[@nEiKKah]

Thought of exactly this

[@williaml.2846]

Laughs in elementary school education

[@whitewalker9862]

The richest man ever existed in the world and the guy didn't go to the history books as conqueror or tyrant. Of course he may not be perfect, but his name never mentioned with any battle, carnage or something like that. Instead he's known for amazing donations, making trade centers and building educational centers for the people. Respect.

[@TheGuest954]

Sort of like not mentioning of this country's so called founding fathers were rapists, murderers and enslavers that sold children they fathered.

[@rehanayasmin5641]

You will find many other muslims like him

[@Kharim-ni1kt]

@@rehanayasmin5641 mr beast needs to take Shahada!

[@sandrinebiyiti9875]

THIS !! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@captainamerica2573]

​@@rehanayasmin5641 yess particularly Mughal kings lol

[@zeranebenyelle9520]

As a West African, his life and reign were part of our history curriculum in primary school, alongside the likes of Ousman Dan Fodio, Sunni Ali, Askia The Great etc.

[@clint3919]

Your enthusiasm really carried this lesson home. I loved every second of it.

[@alfiewhittaker367]

I like that you’re keeping parts of history alive that are rarely spoken on. We need more like this💯

[@tierawilliams5736]

Thank u for stating thus beauty.

[@JC-vw8fe]

He owned slaves

[@tokealbertsen7022]

@@JC-vw8fe and?

[@isaiah9174]

Matthew 6:20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

[@kaical8273]

😲

[@shaquilleoatmeal8268]

The Golden rule : He who holds the gold makes the rules.

[@jackdurden466]

Ha! I always thought it was “He who holds the Nickel played .45 makes the rules.” Stole that from a movie. I thought it was funny.

[@PrincipalityofZeon]

For the common fool

[@terracotta6294]

= #PayToPlay which describes SOCIALISM, not DEMOCRACY

[@friendlyoldbum9182]

Weeeeee (+wheezing sound)

[@Slayton1978]

First time I heard this was from Fire, Ice, and Dynamite.

[@BrianFedirko]

This history of Mansa Musa is truly amazing, and shows how rich and deep Africa's history and resources are. I''d never heard/read of him before, but now will study in depth. Thanks man ☮

[@jhaychylla]

Thank you Thoughty 2!!!! I was kind of surprised to see you cover this. I'm impressed beyond words. I did a report on this years ago and was blown away with what I found out in the process. THIS really should be a movie, after being published as a book. I found out that there was an English man, back in those days, who reportedly visited Timbuktu and wrote that it was the absolute safest place he'd ever been in all of his days of travel. He said he could walk their streets at night and had no fear of anything. The people were said to be very meek and polite. He attributes that to the leader who made sure at least to things were expected of every inhabitant: be fully educated and be conscience of the Supreme leader...it was not him, it was God. The core values of those who accepted him as their ruler were based on the intangibles and at top of that list was their fear (awe) of God.

[@ksadjdadjaifen]

Musa was hood rich and there's a reason he left no lasting impact on any african nation despite being the "richest man ever". He wasted his wealth on jewelery and bling just like modern rappers do... it's called "hood rich"

[@samp43]

Musa wasn't the richest man to ever live.. there is Arab dudes alive now that have more money than he did and Augustus Cesar Had a networth of 4 TRILLION. in other words, 10X what Musa had. sorry to burst your bubble.

[@samp43]

@@Abin1177 it’s been well documented for thousands of years dude. Use google😂

[@HamiteChristian]

Thank you for showing this, African history is often ignored by the world.

[@kevo1204]

Because it doesn’t matter as much

[@bantlemathatego3528]

@@kevo1204 you must be a white guy.

[@lonesome3958]

@@kevo1204 what the fuck man

[@JCashBeatz]

@@kevo1204 always the racist white little boy

[@kappa412]

@@kevo1204 how does that even make sense. You just learnt about a man who had 400 Billion in worth LOL

[@georgejones5019]

I'm interested in this voyage across the Atlantic.

[@sparkofcuriousity]

Yeah me too!

[@autarchyan5426]

since there are no genetics traces left I suppose they were killed by the indigenous people

[@riteshyeddu9186]

same!

[@sillysad3198]

most likely never happened

[@JesusmagPonys]

Seriously, why is there not a movie about this yet?!

[@icouldcareless8408]

A lot of people are acting like he isn’t taught in schools. He is actually in the curriculum, where he is taught in the class “world history” that is taken in 10th grade. People just may not remember him. It was taught that in his pilgrimage to Mecca, he affected Egypt’s economy with all the money he spent there.

[@Indigo6g]

Thank so much for sharing the information about one of the most influential men that had ever lived. I became fascinated by Mansa Musa many years ago while I was doing some research. So much of the history of Africa has been buried or dismissed except for the Egyptians, which for some reason some folks don't consider African. We won't go there. Anyway thanks again. I love the images that you used it reminded me of the posters that I used in my classroom. 🙌💯❤🖤💚🌍💲

[@dash3995]

You've forgotten about Chris Reynolds, who became the richest man ever for like 15 minutes when PayPal accidentally gave him 92 quadrillion dollars

[@reygomez8917]

What

[@suka9553]

@@reygomez8917 google he name...he got 92 quadrillion 7 years ago

[@suka9553]

Not 46 but 92

[@Max-up8vj]

@@suka9553 I too, can inspect element and give myself quintillions of dollars. Doesnt mean jack tho

[@mosthatedice7607]

@@Max-up8vj paypal has digital currency Lol any money in his paypal acccount would be real and useable

[@theduece82]

Salt was a huge commodity back in the day. The word salary has origins in the Latin word for salt “Sal”.

[@bruh-bn3ni]

imagine telling those people back in the day that in the future people would be eating too much of it

[@christophtrispec3083]

haha, you remind me of the dad from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. "Kimono is come from the Greek word himona, is mean winter. So, what do you wear in the wintertime to stay warm? A robe."

[@JohnDoe-jn4ex]

STFU

[@anatolyalperovich9069]

Not in Mediterranean region though.

[@jjs8426]

Yes, thank you for paying attention in middle school.

[@Evanslucas571]

what a great video, I love everything he said, things like this always make me wonder what it would be like if we hadn't established financial systems all over Europe

[@Evanslucas571]

This guy sounds so interesting, he comes highly recommended because I have also encountered his name on some of my social media platforms, I would like to know how I can contact him official and talk business and finance with him and possibly earn some money through investing with his guidance

[@Evanslucas571]

Thanks for the help everyone, I will contact Him as soon as I can, with his help I am sure I will earn big

[@giovannifederici673]

Who’s “we”

[@joemorgan9801]

Did this actually seem like a fluid conversation to you?

[@mmariemarkel7482]

@Thoughty2 Hi Arron, first I am a total ancient history fanatic, so I totally loves this video. Second, love the way you spell your name, and third I'm giving you a huge 👍 thumbs up, I'm a new subbie AND, I'm sharing this awesome video and channel. Now, I'm gonna go start binge watching your videos. Cherio!

[@carineamagne6419]

I come from Mali, and we learn this when we are kids. King Musa abolished slavery, because he believed in equal rights. He was very generous with is wealth, which is probably part of the reasons why the empire died. It's also believed that he sent many ships with soldiers in them to go travel the world, and some landed in the Americas and mixed with the natives in there and bring their cultures there.

[@luqmankhanN]

Amazing. This mean they found America before Christopher Columbus. Like about 150 years before Columbus discover America continent. Wonderful

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@luqmankhanN i mean the Vikings did that centuries before columbus but somehow Columbus gets most of the credit

[@luqmankhanN]

@@comradekenobi6908 Yup, it's about documentation i think. America continent was added to the world map after Columbus and this seems like a good and valid reason to give him some credit. Still it should be correct that he did not found America, it was whoever it was either Abu Bukari Keita II or viking or anyone else.

[@iamacatperson7226]

@@comradekenobi6908 Columbus made all the big powers at the time aware of it, then they all tried colonizing it, so it makes sense that you hear more about Columbus discovering it than the Vikings, even if the Vikings found it first

[@Witchslayer007]

Mali is beautiful!! And so are the people.

[@mehmedduska924]

The tale of Musa destabilizing Egypt's economy just by handing out gold always makes me shake my head in disbelief.

[@pvic6959]

i imagine it would be similar to some random senior software engineer from silicon valley moving to some random rural town of 20 lol

[@TheGeenat]

@Nah mate mmmmmmmm

[@mehmedduska924]

@Nah mate Mao Zedong enslaved an entire nation, caused the deaths of 40+ million people through starvation and outright execution, and had his Praetorian Guard scour the cities and countryside for teenage girls to bring back as concubines. He's worshipped as a deity by a billion people in the PRC. At least Musa had slaves hundreds of years ago, not 50 years ago.

[@mehmedduska924]

@Nah mate My point is that many people have done both good and bad things. If a profoundly evil man like Mao is literally worshipped, then how is it so wrong to recognize the good things that Mansa Musa did?

[@NoNameEst1992]

@@mehmedduska924 As the guy above me said, what does that have to do with anything... Did you seriously justtify mansa musa owning thousands of slaves by saying "SoMeOnE DiD It MoRE RecENTlY ThOuGH" funny how that never gets mentioned when it's white people who get the hate for slave owning, instead statues get torn down... But I bet mansa musa would get statues built of him.... Love the double standards and hypocrisy

[@cherylmoore3356]

Didn't plan on watching this whole interview! It was very interesting, enlightening and encouraging. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

*interview Lmao boomer

[@cmataira]

Thank you! Good job making a very complex story into a tale we can follow easily. I am trying to make a video about Musa and it’s not easy!

[@SomeBlackGuy]

There's a UFC fighter whose nickname is 'New Mansa'... It's basically how I learned about Mansa Musa

[@padthai754]

whaddup checkmark

[@niccolodeparmapanini2036]

That's the most ironic thing since Dana pays them crumbs and doesn't allow any sponsors.

[@willjohn1117]

Ay fancy seeing you here

[@jorgegutierrez3185]

First time I hear about Mansa Musa, what did he took with him to the other side?? If you know what I mean??

[@jerinmathew4726]

Bucko!

[@TheGameMan76]

I'm so happy to see this get light. My world history teacher was really cool and told us all these obscure story's of history. That's why I love watching these videos. Short, brief, informative, and damn fun to listen to still.

[@MoriGonMage]

Same.

[@user-vp8mu5fj7o]

15 mins isn't exactly a short video

[@rpgames6922]

15 Mins are short in terms of a tv series or a short movie, but in terms of KZbin videos, 15 mins are like hours

[@tobiramasenju8364]

Same

[@nedleer5994]

Still tho, I’m pretty sure Khan had the most riches of all time. His peak net worth was estimated to be over 100s of trillions in USD and £

[@TM-MDX]

I’ve watched another video about King Musa sometime ago but you have a charisma and a good way of telling the story. Bravo, I listen to every word 👏

[@ImehSmith]

👍👍💯💯

[@DeeDee-he1cc]

I was awed by this amazing video and the accomplishments of this great man. Thanks to people like you true history is beginning to be told,. I'm definitely sharing this with everyone I can.

[@samp43]

Lol. If he was the richest man in history why does no one know who he is and why did he leave no lasting mark on society? Because it’s BS and I can think of about 10 people off the top of my head with more wealth than Mansa Musa

[@Liam-iz4db]

"The golden age of African trading" me: hell yea now we got business

[@oyonique]

The sun is a deadly Lazer

[@123stevehead]

@@oyonique Not anymore there is a blanket.

[@octobsession3061]

Of what? Say sike right now 🔫

[@joonatanlindqvist900]

@@drivewithbishop4426 da fuq

[@buttsagonton1991]

@@drivewithbishop4426 to counter your point. Owning a slave in Islamic countries at the time came with conditions. You have to give them a comfortable living condition. If they're injured you have to care for them. You have to pay them fairly. And most importantly, you have to treat them as if they're a human. And that's for regular slave owners. Imagine how comfortably Mansa Musa's slaves lived!

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

Bet Bezos goes to the hospital and tells the doc, "Ugh, I only feel like a million bucks today".

[@joebaumgart1146]

Ha!

[@seinfan9]

The hospital goes to him, dude.

[@KIM-xb2iy]

they should help those people in the hospitals instead for treatment and medications expenses.

[@hanifsworld9525]

Definitely a subscriber now‼️ Thank you for spreading real history‼️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@african-history-station7771]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting.

[@olavl8827]

I've read about the Mansa Musa. He was aware of the inflation he caused by giving away so much gold. So on the way back home from Mecca he did something really clever: he borrowed much of the gold back. By taking the gold off the market its value was allowed to settle, and then he repaid the recipients in more reasonable periodic installments. Also you said that Musa's predecessor went on his trip west without evidence of there being land there. This is not entirely correct. At that point it had been known for quite a while in both Europe and Africa that "something" should be there on the other side of the ocean, even if they didn't know exactly what it was. My opinion is that the Malian voyage could have been succesful if only they would have had better ship building technology. The Europeans (Columbus) only managed to cross the Atlantic (and survive) almost two centuries later (1492) when their technology had sufficiently evolved. So in a way the Malians were ahead of their time, but then they missed the boat.

[@camerondrain8166]

Africans we’re in “America” before colombus

[@nurhayat81]

@@camerondrain8166 Yes and yes

[@nialcc]

@Lord Frieza- Mormons are very religious people and apparently smart too.

[@nialcc]

@Lord Frieza - I know it was a joke. One in poor taste but one nevertheless.

[@eelchiong6709]

@Lord Frieza Thats because they took the short way around. Scandinavia to England, to Iceland, & finally to Greenland. Now imagine crossing at the vast equator without any known island stop overs for food and water!

[@kevindrey86]

God I just love it when African History is told right.

[@raycaruso8026]

Yeah, too bad this isn't one of those occasions. Because Jeff Bezos is definitely richer than Mansa Musa ever was. Even if Mansa Musa had 100 tons of gold, which is rather unlikely, that's only $5.8 billion. Let's be really optimistic and double that on account of his other assets. That's still only $11.6 billion. Jeff Bezos is currently worth $200 billion. At most, Mansa Musa was the richest man of his time, but even that's unlikely because the emperors of China, Persia, and India, and the Ottoman sultans, and the tsars of Russia ruled, and essentially owned, much larger and richer domains than Mansa Musa. The fact of the matter is that Mansa Musa's kingdom was fairly small and mostly desert, while Russia and China are vast countries with far more resources. This video is PC bullshit.

[@ahpple5819]

69 likes N I C E

[@kevindrey86]

@@ahpple5819 Most likes I have on a comment 😅

[@PLEASANTGIFFT]

@@raycaruso8026 100 tons of gold was loose change - to Mansa Musa. Which is why Europeans rushed to get a slice of Africa.

[@raycaruso8026]

@@PLEASANTGIFFT Bullshit. 100 tons of gold is likely much more than he ever had. If what you said made any sense, Europeans would have found stacks of gold bars, à la Fort Knox, when they colonized Africa. They didn't.

[@kd1675]

I wish learning was like this in school when I was growing up. This video is informative, entertaining and funny!

[@lezzulee]

Excellent commentary, great history lesson

[@ellat2302]

Too bad we don't have a generous man like him today to help people & Nations in need! ;( Bless his Soul. Dude Rocked!

[@juniorsir9521]

King Solomon was the richest man in the world and who ever lived. He had more silver copper and gold in large quantities than anyone even today.

[@kims1912]

Prince Charles said recently, "there is one who has trillions at his disposal to help us bring about One World Order. The AntiChrist.

[@rjm809]

@@kims1912 link ?

[@kims1912]

@@rjm809 CO P speech, Sky News

[@Insomni_maniac]

What about Mr Beast huh? and all the other big youtubers who regularly do massive charities?

[@wendykarambu]

As an African I love this and I wish more people could see this and understand that Africa was not some jungle that the colonisers civilized we understood money and creation of wealth among other things

[@elijahamoah8638]

100% agree with you. I’m mixed with my dad being from Ghana and my mum from New Zealand. I’ve always been taught about both sides of my family and it really annoys me when people only see Africa as a “place with no food and water”. I’m glad more and more of our history is coming out of the shadows!

[@ashykhan01]

It’s a shame sister you just see yourself as a nation and not first and foremost An UMMAH

[@MrLemon-vt4ky]

Yeah, even if people don't understand it, they should think of places like Egypt and how they took advantage of trade and resources

[@Fareeda212]

@@ashykhan01 what?

[@jeppepinkowsky5510]

I Dont Think anyone with a IQ over 1 thinks like that

[@shewhoisaudacious]

I just love how you tell this story.

[@darrylscott740]

Beautiful presentation, just beautiful, and thanks for telling the truth!

[@ogsupremelyvida]

I remember my history teacher talking about this a few years back in middle school. She was extremely excited to teach us about this, learned a lot more after this video.

[@connor_harris007]

@David Huberty imagine being this grumpy

[@connor_harris007]

@David Huberty calm down everything’s gonna be alright, it’s not the end of the world

[@stefananetoh475]

I can understand your point. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t reference some Africa history that somehow shaped the world

[@djthewrld3175]

​@David Huberty State exactly what your problem with the statement is. I'm interpreting this as his teacher was excited to educate her students on undervalued and undertaught history. The fact you're upset that African history is finally being taught to mainstream media rather than European and American history, emphasizes how self-absorbed and narrow mined you are. Based on your replies, I'm inferring that your issue is with black people as a whole. Analysing your quote "black worship", makes it apparent that you are assuming his teachers colour based on her eagerness. Assuming this is the case, why do you think that teachers of any other race cannot promote African history? There is a difference between "black worship" and addressing and being educated about underrepresented history. Your grievance makes it evident that you are immensely chauvinistic. I hope this sorts out your turmoil and interior troubles. I hope this does not find you well. ~An internet guy

[@djthewrld3175]

@@connor_harris007 peep the replies, I finished him.

[@jbsmith86]

The reason gold was valuable in ancient times was its relative rarity and malleability, besides looking good it is a quite easy metal to shape into jewelry and other trinkets and items they had back then. Rarity + easy to make durable things = valuable

[@madoxxxx06]

And it doesn't rust!

[@Moe1993x]

@@neuralnetwork17 you don't say?

[@toolguyslayer1]

They made dishes silverware electrical wiring electrical components and many other different things from gold

[@epicn]

@@toolguyslayer1 they didn't make electrical components in the 13th century lol

[@aaronforsythe9442]

You can’t make electrical components from gold😂 wtf

[@princessafrica9]

Thank you for this precious documentary ❤❤❤

[@Chels-On-It]

I found this very educational, informative and outright remarkable thank you for sharing more truth about our history

[@danielrizzo3232]

"The king of Mali is so rich, he's going on tour to let everyone know" "Wow that guy's rich", everyone said

[@shivamparashar1313]

Iconic

[@Zimboprenuer]

Entire History of the World i guess!😎

[@yadali1381]

Icon

[@ScarletJannaStaAna]

Bill wurtz fan spotted! 🔍

[@kashokkumar8703]

Such was the state of Mali see present state after the Whiteman put his foot

[@SuperChodot]

Bezos fortune most of it came from valuation of his stock. Meanwhile Mansa Mousa just simply GOLD

[@successahead5598]

True. Imagine if his gold and salt was reserves where listed on a stock exchange

[@marwan4358]

@@successahead5598 The world would be a different place

[@dcyork2703]

And slaves

[@Cocaine_RejeKt]

@@dcyork2703 mhm many African tribes kept/sold slaves.

[@ca6360]

Exactly... although Amazon can just keep building... gold on it's own cant.. and its value goes up as fiat goes down really

[@nnamdiokpalaji6055]

Thanks for the update.

[@ShariceBurrows]

I just happened to come across your channel, and im so glad i did. You're incredible, and your content is so interesting.

[@zacharyrosenbloom3903]

We spent like 2 chapters on this dude in my World History class. An absolute legend

[@trenza2566]

how

[@BMBrooks09]

Yay!

[@orbitexe1624]

@@trenza2566 I’m South African we study about him

[@RenzitoARG]

He was the OG.

[@babagandu]

@@RenzitoARG OG was Augustus...Roman empire lasted 1,000 years

[@razaliabrahim4293]

king solomon quite literally said "hold my crown"

[@PAPSKIDUN]

True! King Solomon (Sulaiman pbuh) is the richest amongs rich.

[@kentqueipo8874]

true even The Jinns served him...

[@kentqueipo8874]

Nabullah Sulaiman ( Alaihi Salatul Salam) was the richest and wealthiest ... crossing the seas... throughout the world's History...

[@Rude_Boi]

@@zairmorningstarmusic You're a fool. Look him up and do research before vomitting nonsense from your mouth you hellion.

[@programmerbd1486]

@@Rude_Boi who are you talking to?

[@romzaish]

Thank you for the presentation. Enlightening and worth its price in, well in gold

[@SSudanMusicTV]

One best video on youtube. Thank you!

[@Alpenjodler1]

I have heard of him. He's the money guy from Civilization 6!

[@DavidDatura]

Many here are familiar with him due to Civilization…I’ve never played it as I’m not much into gaming. So this video was all news to me.

[@dojah7596]

Good game

[@Fezzi12]

@@aychou.v1955 yes. Its very fun and a great game you would enjoy it. Also if you want to know about history it has a section that deeply explains everything in the game

[@silversolver7809]

Civ 4 also.

[@mikitz]

@@aychou.v1955 Just a little warning: it's addictive as hell once you get the hang of it. Not only you'll learn a lot about actual history, you might even get a bit smarter over time as a consequence.

[@LloydMolefe]

As an African, we know Mansa very well.

[@LloydMolefe]

@@maiaallman4635 Thanks Maia, however, we speak and write English pretty well, even better than most (effects of been colonized) 😠. Let's not use a blanket statement when referring to Africans and stop assuming just because we are in "Africa". I meant that as an African who has studied and knows their history, we know Mansa Musa's adventures pretty well. Most black people don't know their history and that's what I was referring to but some dumb motherfuckers out there actually took my comment too far and chose to respond with some dumb ass replies. So provoking

[@jayddehz3125]

@@LloydMolefe well done brother love from 🇯🇲

[@LloydMolefe]

@@niks1life Thank you my brother, much love from the motherland :)

[@paddaboi_]

@Lactose Intolerant Cow lol here in SA we learnt about him in grade 7 or 8

[@ckdesert]

@ben esterberg You're right, he is...now bow down before him, peasant! lol

[@isaacbotchwey1649]

I’m an avid follower of your page, from Ghana. It’s cool you touched on this

[@QuestionForYou1]

6:34 the finger on that verse, says: Successful indeed are the believers.

[@mohamudahmed6554]

True, its Surah Al muminoon (the believers)

[@fpsaddict7693]

Successful indeed are the believers: those who humble themselves in prayer; And they who turn away from ill speech; those who pay alms-tax(Zakâh );" Zakâh means purification and growth. Paying alms-tax and charity are forms of purifying one’s wealth.

[@907wesside]

The Bible also says in Joshua 1:8 💯

[@d1want34]

One more thing that's impressive about old school wealth is that there were no stock markets to manipulate the true value of their wealth like today. Their wealth at that time were really physical wealth

[@Kakonan]

Manipulate? Lol, you need an urgent finance class.

[@user-mk5bc6it2f]

@@Kakonan like someone influential saying smthng like f*ck bitcoin. Or an super athlete destroying his shoe on live tv. Back then it was impossible. What, salt sucks, dont buy it? Only things with fake surplus value was relics 😏

[@Kakonan]

@@user-mk5bc6it2f Well, I mean real stock markets, not a silly market for Bitcoin where most of the investors are people with no knowledge in finance at all. In the bitcoin market, people act like sheep and believe they are like Warren Buffet only because their value is getting higher, but this doesnt mean they know anything about financial investment at all. I´ve seen things like this after 30 years as an investor in stocks: the cocky new investor who things he´s the wisest guy on Earth just because his stocks are rising at one point. Try to get an influencer talk about one value in the Dow Jones: it will not affect his value unless he is highly related to the company and has some information that no one else has .

[@user-mk5bc6it2f]

@@Kakonan ofc you’re right, its not that easy to manipulate stock markets. Im just writing silly stuff to argue a bit ☺️

[@mfundongobese8391]

Well all thanks to united state of America.

[@braimohvinghalzy]

Mali Empire was not the largest of all the empires in the Western Africa. Songhai Empire was the largest and Most powerful empire in the Western Africa which was referred to as Western Sudan then

[@SoleyeRaye]

thanks for sharing ..this was very informative.......

[@akeno6752]

He was richer than the current richest people, but the difference is he gave away his money to people in need. He did not do it through making events or holidays or whatever, he did it the natural way, which is to give immediately when you see someone in need. And even then, he was still the richest man. Just goes to show that the more you give, the more you receive.

[@african-history-station7771]

Well said. But I think the moral values of those days were purer and less hypocritical and shallow than we see today. Back then, the idea that a man could be stupendously rich, and not share his wealth in a visible, substantial way among the deprived, and yet still be considered noble by society - such an idea was unknown to humanity.

[@timmilgram]

Did you miss the part about 12,000 slaves coming with him on the trip?

[@african-history-station7771]

@@timmilgram They were not 'slaves'. They were courtiers and they were very well paid. IN GOLD NUGGETS. Many of the citizens would have been very proud indeed to have been chosen to accompany the emperor on his pilgrimage to Mecca. It was considered a great honour, and so it wasn't about forcing people to accompany the king as his 'slaves'. Quite the opposite. If the emperor had said he wanted 50,000 men to accompany him instead of 12,000, thousands would have gladly joined the retinue. The Mali Empire was a very just place where the people had rights, were educated, and were prosperous.

[@Quasar-fv8to]

@@timmilgram even further to the point, slaves in africa back in those days were treated, to my knowledge, as simply "people that weren't allowed to leave" essentially. They got food and shelter, they took no beatings, they worked equally with others. It would be an overstatement to even consider the idea of slavery in those days with the brutal slavery of the middle east for example.

[@gerardford9706]

@@african-history-station7771 yeah Mansa Musa having 12 thousand slaves or Tippu Tip having 10 thousand slaves was fine and dandy and sending Egypt into a 10 year recession is "generosity". This is next level cope. "oh but they weren't hit that hard with the whip so you couldn't even call it slavery". They treated these slaves like camels and shared the women and young girls as sex slaves amongst their men

[@scrillthebeast2066]

For someone born 750 years ago, I got to say he is quite photogenic. Nice picture

[@MasterKey2004]

9:20 I think this pic of him wore out because his body looks really soft, also the gold bars behind him are so large

[@mrmimeprime4149]

@@MasterKey2004 might not be his best picture, I would say

[@sultanbilal9314]

& white JESUS?

[@the-based-jew6872]

@@sultanbilal9314 Jewish*

[@RedMojaveBraveUSMC]

@@sultanbilal9314 Palestinian Arabs can be classified as white.

[@brandonhill5976]

Loved everything about this video! Definitely subscribing

[@NaturallyLatrice]

Cool video. We learned about Mansa Musa in my African Studies class in high school here in the USA.

[@CorrinaMusic]

This wealthy dude encapsulates what I'd want to do with all that wealth - make sure nobody ever has to go hungry or live without a roof over their head ever again... amazing video. Thank you for putting this together, truly informative and entertaining!! And I love the little dig at the end ;D

[@mbeina326]

You mean, this wealthy *Man* ?

[@kutthroatbob8983]

You forgot the part that he devalued the worth of gold for a while because he kept giving it to peasants

[@tombarr1876]

But ironically by just doing that, giving away, he started a decade long inflationary rescission when in which money and gold became worthless, so everyone became poor

[@JC-vw8fe]

He owned slaves

[@tombarr1876]

@@JC-vw8fe who didn't ?

[@anyahoskins1216]

Sir, I thank you for educating us with history that isn’t taught. I really appreciated this information.

[@sandravuswa9785]

True

[@iamannem.s3101]

Right I want to raise my children on his Muslim faith

[@fallen8383]

@@iamannem.s3101 he’s not muslim 💀

[@jaycoubsamajoa946]

@@fallen8383 who?

[@fallen8383]

@@jaycoubsamajoa946 asked 💀

[@cruisepaige]

I would have fan girled if you had been my Uni History professor. Your accent, the info, your sense of humor, the graphics…awesome!

[@sm.official1277]

This is lovely... try finding out about the Hitites, im trying to understand the Chronological events and how important Egyptians role was in their storyline

[@whydoiexist4430]

"You've probably never heard of him before." [Laughs in Bill Wurtz]

[@andrewkelly328]

What a G

[@charlotteroke9586]

Fr

[@scepter_x6383]

Yeah but he didn't mention his name tho

[@jujujoestar9882]

We can make a religion out of this.

[@scepter_x6383]

@Magi the fuck is this video

[@dogons2k12]

Thanks Thoughty2! Finally you guys have taken the lead to showcase and shine a spotlight on Black / African History Below are some historical suggestions for your African History Playlist : 1. King Menelik II & The Battle of Adwa (Ethiopia's War of Independence against Italy) 2. Queen Nzinga (resistance against the Portuguese) 3. Toussaint L'ouverture & Jean Jaques Dessalines (Hatian Revolution) 4. Gaspar Yanga (Revolutionary who created the first independent black majority Mexican City) 5. Pharaoh Taharqa (Nubian King - Conqueror of Ancient Egypt & the Assyrians) 6. Samoury Touré (Created an autonomous territory and led a long term French resistance against French Colonial expeditions in West Africa) 7. Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe's War of Independence against Great Britain 8. Malik Ambar (King in the Heart of India & Military Strategist who won numerous battles against the Mughal Empire while fending them off for 30 Years) 9. John Horse & the Black Seminoles (leaders of the largest slave revolt in US history leading to the largest migration of slaves to a safe heaven in Mexico . 10. Askia Mohammed (Emperor of the Songhai Empire) 11. Ancient Astronomers & Scholars of Timbuktu (over 800,000 Manuscripts still exist in Timbuktu libraries) 12. Pharaoh Piye (Emperor of Nubia and Egypt) etc etc etc

[@cerambyx-8]

Septimius Serverus, was an African Roman Emperor who expanded the empire to Persia, North Africa and Britain as far as Scotland strengthening Hadrians Wall. He also built the square mile to protect London from attacks from the North, which still exists to this day defining the City of London. The first bust in the British Museum is Septimius Severus. It was originally painted as he was, a black man from North Africa, but it has aged over the centuries and is now white.

[@tanatswamhandire5604]

My Zimbabwean self

[@GladysAlicea]

Wasn't part or all of Timbuktu's library burned a few years back by Isil? They never put it on disks or memory sticks, lots of old ragged paper, which is a total shame. Perhaps I'm wrong; pls do lmk. Also, Queen Nzinga is brought back to life (and her history) on Royalty Now Studios channel (quite fascinating).

[@tastesweet9027]

Most ppl knows Robert and he shouldn't be on the list.he and his family robbed his country blinded.

[@phylis3917]

So vast and so hidden. You see there are enlightened but then there are ….. 😘

[@malatamalata445]

this guys videos are the best. love the inside jokes too

[@vikamann123]

Genius piece. Thanks Thoughty👏👏👏

[@queueDueuJufB100]

8:30 You can see that Sultan Musa didnt make it hard for his slaves. He even made it easy to bring so many slaves so they wont have to carry so much. Musa was a respectful man Maa Shaa Allah.

[@ErrorXTech]

@Happy but the meaning is not same what west meant...it's quite different

[@tanvirhossain2031]

He didn't treat them like slaves All Muslims must treat people like the ones who carried his gold like paid labourers

[@Dickiemiller179]

@@ErrorXTech hahahaha. You clown..

[@plague_seeker9354]

What the fuck, they were still slaves

[@bilboblaggins2159]

He was a good man because he had so many slaves haha

[@DragonKingGaav]

It's AMAZING how The Infographics Show JUST posted a video about this less than 20 mins ago.

[@idrisie6720]

Im confused lol. My notification is popping

[@gargantuanclaymore6824]

Well that puts my mind at ease knowing someone's already commented this. 😂

[@darthgorthaur258]

@@gargantuanclaymore6824 hahah yeah I just saw my notifications an thought "better point this out" but glad some others also thought that to lol...

[@MihaiKrieger]

I was looking for this comment. What were the chances ?

[@James_McScott97]

bro I just saw that

[@ShogunHull]

EXCELLENT SEGMENT. THANK YOU.

[@tawandaechols]

My 90 yr old grandmother wrote her first autobiography at 87 which tells of everything they don't teach us in school from beginning to end. Published and got paid well for her story, her history, our history

[@phylis3917]

👏🏿

[@cathylaurent9765]

Awesome !@ What's the title of her book ? I'd be interrested in purchasing it. God bless 🙏🏽❤

[@antidotu]

Yeah😊

[@rushaned.2867]

@@cathylaurent9765same

[@sageex3931]

What's it called?

[@saadkhan1128]

“That’s a story for another day” that day doesn’t come 😢

[@SaddBoi74]

It will.

[@22airjordan1]

Well for a sneak peak it is rumored that Abu Bakar actually did make it to North America. When Columbus and Spanish landed there 150 years later there were pottery, sculptures and legends the Native Americans would share saying they met "Dark people from the sea" Europeans thought it was other tribes but the Native Americans said no actual dark skinned people. Abu Baker actually had 2 voyages

[@IzichiUchiha]

@@22airjordan1 correct👊🏾💯

[@sparkofcuriousity]

What's sad is that was the interesting story here. Who cares about some rich guy. I want to know about the adventure of that guy who left it all behind for the sake of exploring uncharted land. Did he make contact with indigenous people? Uh, that's a story for another day... sigh... 😔

[@loke6664]

@@22airjordan1 To be fair are there other possibilities like the Māori reached South America instead. They are less dark skinned then the people of Mali but they certainly had the means to visit and we do know they somehow got their hands on sweet potatoes so we do have some evidence they visited at least once (unless some sailors from south America instead sailed to the nearest Maori settlement (Easter island). There are actually some genetic signs that Australian aboriginals reached Argentina as well which is odd since we don't see them as seafarers but a group of native people there have genetic markers they only share with aboriginals (who have a rather unique genetics). It is certainly possible that at least some of those 3000 ships got to south America (likely Brazil) but unlike the other 2 cases have no solid evidence of it yet popped up. No genetic markers, no clearly defined items from Africa pre-Columbus have been found and no South American Goods showed up in Africa either (at the time at least, there are pretty good evidence for South American goods in ancient Egypt but those wares were probably traded between north America - Berings strait - Siberia - China and the silk road so it is very doubtful any Egyptian actually set a foot in America). Anyways, all these cases are being argued by historians and archaeologists. In Egypt's case, maybe there existed African or Asian versions of tobacco and cocaine but that seems very unlikely. others believe in direct trade which also seems rather unlikely to me at least. Trading expensive goods really far is my bet there at least. Note that a few years ago many scientists doubt the tests for these 2 drugs in mummies but they have been made by several teams with different mummies so most accept them today. The aboriginal thing is weird, no one can explain that but if they arrived they did so way back in time. But to be fair is their arrival in Australia rather baffling too. We used to think they arrived there about 30 - 45 000 years ago but clear evidence date them back in Australia at least 65 000 years ago now and there are a possible site claiming 120 000 years ago but that one seems impossible and few scientists believe in it. Still, 5 years ago we were pretty sure that homo sapiens existed only in Africa until 45 000 years ago and there are several sites over 50 000 years old in Australia so that is certainly wrong, there is only a single verified site over 57 000 years so we certainly need more digging and dating in Australia too. I guess we have to hope that they actually find a Mali artifact in Africa to really be sure if they reached it or not. It would make a good episode here, that is for sure. Humans in the past traveled and traded far wider then what we used to think.

[@dakkedankos4116]

Aron : You can't use all of that money in a life time. Me : Challenge accepted.

[@aexetan2769]

Over $6,000 for every North Korean.

[@Mii.2.0]

WE LOVE YOU, SUPREME LEADER!!! 🈲️🇰🇵🈲️

[@jackdurden466]

Aha! Brewsters Millions!

[@PineappleOnPizza69]

Well of course if it isn't the Supreme Ruler

[@opie317]

I can spend all my wealth just a second 😂😂😂

[@LiliForbes]

I really Like your presentations!!

[@devenchambers8003]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@andrewferguson222]

"but that's a story for another day" ok but yes please can you tell us that one?

[@fishingbob8374]

Jeff doesn’t have that money, his stock in his company is valued at that much. He isn’t cash rich like ol Mansa Musa

[@nekogaming8461]

Yeah we shouldn’t feel small 😎

[@danyalinam5810]

yh but if he was to sell all of his stocks then he would have it, and when you sell stocks you get the money instantly so he kinda does have the money he just gotta sell his stock which is a finger press away

[@CornelAnco]

@@danyalinam5810 except stocks can lose value in an instant, just ask people in the early 1930s.

[@danyalinam5810]

@@CornelAnco tru but until they do he'll still be rich

[@danyalinam5810]

@@littlecousin5630 corruption says otherwise he probably pays less taxes than the average American, Amazon doesnt pay any tax whatsoever legally and he probably does the same. and even after taxes (if he pays them) hell still get 50%+ so still more than 88billion

[@KyleNewton-zo1wy]

(FACTS OVA FEELINGS). The Greatness of a MAN is Not In how MUCH WEALTH HE Acquires but In HIS INTEGRITY and His Ability to Affect Those Around Him POSITIVELY

[@sophiakhodabux6114]

Thanks this helps with my history homework

[@TayebMC]

If he went on Hajj, he was not trying to flex. He would definitely of giving zakat to many people. After all that was not the age of Instagram.

[@dragonmaster3207]

True

[@zeyadalbadawi8774]

You never know a person's niyah(intention) unless you are that person or God Himself

[@dragonmaster3207]

@@zeyadalbadawi8774 but we can conclude on facts

[@zeyadalbadawi8774]

@@dragonmaster3207 well, yeah. We dont know if he went fully for Hajj only, or to do Hajj and show his kingdom's power as well.

[@dragonmaster3207]

@@zeyadalbadawi8774 true

[@WolfiePH]

13:32 ah yes, the library of alexandria. The most flamous library in history, and what some would say as the hottest bookstore of it's time. Based from the lessons, it sound LIT🔥

[@priestessholleywood]

There are no bad people, just people with hearts of stone.

[@alexalexy1809]

The burn of The Library of Alexandria was one of the most dramatic events in history which held back the advance of humankind by 1000 years

[@DrSpasticat]

Haven't they debunked that the library was mostly abandoned and it's scrolls moved elsewhere prior to the fire

[@glintongordon6811]

@@DrSpasticat you realy think religious opressors (catholic) would be honest and say they ruined humanity

[@glendenton3193]

🤣🤣🤣 that’s funny af

[@maburwanemokoena7117]

For those who may not have an idea about how important the salt was in the past, you'd be surprised to learn that the word "salary" is derived from the latin word "salarium" which translate to salt. Back in the days, soldiers were paid using salt.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

He didn’t have slaves

[@mildlydispleased3221]

​@@JoeRogansForeheadWhat does slaves have to do with this?

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

I have definitely heard of Mansa Musa and the Malian Empire. Timbuktu is a city I've always wanted to travel to and see for myself. I have wondered what eventually happened to Mali's gold, and why so little its immense wealth can be seen in the African Sahel today. Understood that European plundered Africa, but it was mainly on the coast, they didn't reach the inland of Africa until very late in history, practically on the even of de-colonisation. And with all that wealth, Mali could surely have paid for technology and weapons to keep the Europeans away, who weren't very advanced when contact was first made around the 15th century.

[@rcane6842]

After a month of posting this, have you found answers?

[@cumunist2120]

Imagine accidentally destroying the entire economy of what was practically your entire world

[@manuelsoto94]

Just like Chavez did ?

[@epicgamer5640]

Ur user🤣😂

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

@@manuelsoto94 Lol, Chavez was a total wanker.

[@mahatmaniggandhi2898]

"there are no accidents" -master oogway

[@uDropper]

"He was basically the Mr Beast of his day"

[@departmentofchemistryunive8926]

@STORM WARRIOR Mr beast did not crash the world economy and mansa musa had empire

[@lennoxwelds]

@@departmentofchemistryunive8926 he’s just getting started

[@departmentofchemistryunive8926]

@@lennoxwelds not any time soon he will not crash the world economy because he is so poor

[@Masn00n]

@@lennoxwelds lmaoo

[@zeyadalbadawi8774]

@@departmentofchemistryunive8926 did anyone say anytime soon?

[@logout717]

Just a theory of mine. But I personally believe Mansa Musa was the reason the Europeans went into Africa. They realized the wealth of Africa

[@irisboulware3943]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION OF THE RICHEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED MANSA MUSA....I ENJOYED HEARING HOW HE GENEROUSLY INVESTED HIS MONEY TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. AS HE TRAVELED TO AND FRO...THIS VIDEO WAS WORTH IT'S WEIGHT IN FINE GOLD!!!!🙂

[@mayuri4184]

I knew it was Mansa Musa when I saw the title.

[@TheGreenlove87]

Me too.

[@velyurong9513]

We all knew, buddy (:

[@liljared711]

@@velyurong9513 I was gonna type this

[@Z10N4Z1]

Me2

[@TrojanLube69]

We don’t care.

[@WoozieGuy]

This man’s wealth was so priceless that he should be more known in history books because of the incredible achievements he played a role in.

[@stevenweint7893]

Like slave ownership?

[@EuphoricPlaz]

Thats because the people who rule the counties today want the attention thier own countries.

[@LorenCognita]

Almost seems intentional…..

[@Ona-zc3dp]

@@stevenweint7893 WTF like his donations Journey and Educational systems he sat up he also BANISHED slavery

[@tinoskii]

@@stevenweint7893 his slaves were rich

[@zippomustang05]

Living in the US we learned about him in my world history classes about a decade ago. Surprisingly not a lot of people i talk to got the same lessons

[@renettedescartes2658]

Cause it's woke historic revisionism. He is wealthy only if you ignore the lack of assets. Comparing him with a random Pope that owned half of Roman building and renaissance art, while Masa own mud huts.... make no sense.

[@xandriaqueen520]

Many thanks for your stunning narration and detailed account of Mansa Musa, The Richest Man Who Ever Lived. Many Africans who studied on the continent would know of him. I learned the history of Mansa Musa and the Mali Empire in 5th & 6th grade. Pity that African history isn't taught in the UK or mainstream US schools. It is a terrible loss to the millions of people missing out on valuable historical accounts of the human race. Denying them these nuggets of human history is equivalent to self-starvation in the existence of abundance. I hope your feature posts will change that.

[@phylis3917]

That’s why many are ashamed of themselves cause they don’t know.

[@maggiemae7539]

It was not musa! It was King Solomon!

[@xandriaqueen520]

@@maggiemae7539 There was King Solomon in the Bible and there was King Mansa Musa, a true African King. I suggest you do your research on African History. “Seek and you will find,” said Jesus in the bible: book of Matthew 7:7

[@joops8029]

Jeff Bezos: gets rich by being the owner of Amazon Elon Musk: gets rich by selling electric cars and reusable rockets Mansa Musa: *salt*

[@cashdri]

jeff bezoa: store elon musk: vroom

[@Aykes_]

rich kid at school: born

[@876Nick_yt]

*salt*

[@gnar14anime59]

and gold

[@anonuk352]

And slave labour

[@sitabarry7739]

I feel be the richest men in the planet after paying my Bills and rent waking up healthy the next day thanks God

[@firerider669]

Awesome mindset

[@ruralpill2551]

That's great 👍🏽

[@fungames3716]

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[@morestacks]

🙏

[@moeedmudassar3327]

amen

[@folawemiadeyemi1528]

personally i am a Nigerian but its good to see african history.its so refreshing

[@folawemiadeyemi1528]

i am also a muslim

[@mecongberlin]

One has to consider that to achieve such wealth, you could not just print paper, you actually had to gather it physically. Thus its even more impressive. Means other individuals were not even remotely able to compete with him.

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