In 1324, a king from West Africa walked into Cairo with so much gold that he broke the economy. Twelve years later, the market still hadn’t recovered

In 1324, a king from West Africa walked into Cairo with so much gold that he broke the economy. Twelve years later, the market still hadn’t recovered. Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire, the wealthiest man to ever live. When he left his kingdom to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, he did […] The post In 1324, a king from West Africa walked into Cairo with so much gold that he broke the economy. Twelve years later, the market still hadn’t recovered first appeared on The Zambian Observer .