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Mansa Musa: Crashing Economies and Camels with Attitude Problems
Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire, is widely considered the richest man in history. He had so much wealth that during his pilgrimage to Mecca, he accidentally crashed the entire economy of Cairo just by handing out too much gold.
In this episode, we track the massive, gold-paved reign of Mansa Musa. We cover:
The Salt Trade: How the Mali Empire built its wealth on trading gold and salt, because without salt to cure your meat, your dinner was basically a biological weapon.
The Disappearing Boss: How Musa’s predecessor sailed into the Atlantic Ocean and vanished like a video game side…
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