With a net worth equivalent to over $400 billion today, he is far and away the richest person to ever live. Not only was this tycoon immensely wealthy, he was also quite generous with his wealth, as described in document 4. One reason for his generosity was his religion. Mansa Musa was a muslim, and was therefore obligated to give away a portion of his wealth each year to charity. He more than came through on this, according to the Egyptian official in document 4, “there was no person, officer of the court, or holder of any office of the Sultanate who did not receive a sum of gold from
With a net worth equivalent to over $400 billion today, he is far and away the richest person to ever live. Not only was this tycoon immensely wealthy, he was also quite generous with his wealth, as described in document 4. One reason for his generosity was his religion. Mansa Musa was a muslim, and was therefore obligated to give away a portion of his wealth each year to charity. He more than came through on this, according to the Egyptian official in document 4, “there was no person, officer of the court, or holder of any office of the Sultanate who did not receive a sum of gold from