TED-Ed

Jessica Smith: Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived (2015x57)

Uitzenddatum: Mei 18, 2015

Mansa Musa, the 14th century African king of the Mali Empire, is said to have amassed a fortune that possibly made him one of the wealthiest people who ever lived. Jessica Smith tells the story of how Mansa Musa literally put his empire – and himself – on the map. [Directed by Sandro Katamashvili, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen].