The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well-trained army, Mali became a strong and powerful empire. Under the leadership of Mansa Musa, 1312 - 1337 ...

How did Mansa Musa maintain his power? Firstly, Mansa Musa organized his empire using an efficient bureaucratic government, and then he maintained a large army to secure his empire. What natural ...

With an impressive army of around 100,000 men, including an armored cavalry corps of 10,000 horses and a skilled general, Mansa Musa was able to expand and sustain Mali's vast empire, doubling its ...

Mansa Musa was in charge of a lot of land. To put it into perspective, he ruled all (or parts) of modern day Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad.

This was the reality for Mansa Musa, whose riches dwarf those of current world leaders. His immense fortune begs the question: How did he amass such wealth? Donald Trump's cabinet is worth 160 ...

Mansa Musa's wealth was much greater than Augustus Caesar's estimated $4.6trillion. He was the richest person in history, whose wealth was too vast to be imagined, or ever equalled. Even today’s ...