Was Mansa Musa the Wealthiest Person Who Ever Lived?

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@KingsandGenerals 2 года назад

Europa Universalis IV and its Origins Immersion pack are probably the best way to lead a Sub-Saharan state in a video game: rebrand.ly/KingsandGeneralsEU4

@suvinsai8821 2 года назад

Please upload episode series on mughal conquest of India

@ajithsidhu7183 2 года назад

Sikh empire please

@salaarfarooq4841 2 года назад

When is the third season of early muslim conquests coming out ?

@geopoliticsnerd213 2 года назад

Great vedio thanks, plss can you notice me and do one these about how greek came to alexandaria and the great alexandarr and his daughter the great philosopher martyr hypatia of alexandaria we really do need one those

@HebrewHakaishin 2 года назад

I'm happy your covering Africans and Africa, its a breath of fresh air. For a second I thought you were a racist eurocentric person, its good to see new different content.

@aedx4329 2 года назад

> Be a rich king > decide to go on pilgrimage > give away so much gold you cause massive hyperinflation > refuse to elaborate any further > leaves

@alomaralsulaiman6501 2 года назад

@Steffan Blanco Literally Chad was among his empire.

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

Giga Chad.

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

@shaad shabbeer Sigma grindset

@YaBoiDREX 2 года назад

@@alomaralsulaiman6501 It wasn’t. Chad was apart of the empire next door to his, known as Kanem-Bornu.

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

@@YaBoiDREX Shame. Chad was deprived of a Chad.

@HistoryDose 2 года назад

More recent studies have shown Mansa Musa just had a massive following on Patreon

@augustuscaesar8287 2 года назад

*Fact Check:* _True._

@tauempire1793 2 года назад

Lmao this is accurate

@smarteasylearningalmanejaz6204 2 года назад

Underrated comment

@gabrielrezende368 2 года назад

Actually incorrect, it has been extensively argued by now that he actually had an Onlyfans

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

@@augustuscaesar8287 Source: Trust me bro.

@pabnckncykma1297 2 года назад

Beta: Printing money and causes hyperinflation and destroys the economy Chad: Appears out of the desert, giving away gold, destroying a whole region's economy. Then buying it back

@uesugigenki6078 2 года назад

... Return to the desert, refuse to elaborate further

@BleedForTheWorld 2 года назад

Alpha: Uses daddy's money to build a corporation Sigma: Uses own wealth and distributes it to everyone

@gspaulsson 2 года назад

something doesn't quite compute. What did he use to buy back the gold, when gold was the standard of value back then? Besides land and slaves.

@uesugigenki6078 2 года назад

@@gspaulsson hard commodities : salt, pepper, silk, and the likes

@cherylsosa2653 2 года назад

@@iron6672 why do you say that?

@beno1129 2 года назад

When I saw the title, I immediately knew EU4: Origins was the sponsor

@Ebenandre 2 года назад

@@jrooksable Europa universalis 4

@kambar1647 2 года назад

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well

@flimpeenflarmpoon1353 2 года назад

@@kingstarscream3807 lol

@smarteasylearningalmanejaz6204 2 года назад

lol

@CoffeeSuccubus 2 года назад

Im disappointed in you. I remember Mansa Musa from Civilization

@jamesshaw3500 2 года назад

The best way to describe his wealth... the chump change he handed out to the poor beggars of Egypt was enough to destroy the Egyptian economy through inflation. That is how rich he was.

@infinitecontent8001 2 года назад

FOR A DECADE.

@braith117 2 года назад

All built on the backs of slaves. In the end, it seems rather fitting that his predecessors sabotaged their potential to rival the powers of Europe years later because they became almost entirely reliant on slave trade and sold off too many subjects to do anything but trade more slaves.

@tomuch4u969 2 года назад

@@braith117 your historical analysis is baffling. You guys never say anything about the feudal system in Europe or Roman slavery. “Slavery”in Mali was serfdom, not great but used everywhere during this time. Musas empire wouldn’t end until the 17th century. Stop being threatened by black people

@braith117 2 года назад

@@tomuch4u969 nah, the Mali and their successors were selling slaves up until the British forced them to stop in the 19th century, even proclaiming that they would do anything for the British except end the salve trade. The Ottomans weren't much better, allowing slavery until the 20th century. If you think pointing out that a rich man got rich off of the backs of slaves is "feeling threatened" then you must have some wires crossed, or is that just projection on your part?

@hailexiao2770 2 года назад

@@tomuch4u969 > You guys never say anything about the feudal system in Europe or Roman slavery 1) Who are "you guys"? 2) The feudal system and Roman slavery get talked about all the time. Are you choosing not to hear them?

@Shiroya_Rumika 2 года назад

The King of Mali is so rich, he's going on tour to let everyone know. NORTH AFRICA and THE MIDDLE EAST: *Wow, that guy's rich.*

@lixautofix142 2 года назад

Hello fellow bill wurtz fan.

@gandapang 2 года назад

I understood that reference

@whayes8084 2 года назад

And Europeans. He’s the reason allegedly

@darrylerren8185 2 года назад

Bill Wurtz

@MarcillaSmith 2 года назад

It was their version of the 'gram

@RomanianAlphaDaddy 2 года назад

Bowing to Allah instead of the Sultan was a genius play.

@jurgeni7545 2 года назад

at that time mali was muslim big part, ofc with this logic then 99% of leaders we dont have day to day activities and photos its not 2021

@jurgeni7545 2 года назад

@@dtrez3866 if this is fiction then julius ceaser and tales from europe are too fiction cause there are lots from england to russia etc

@diamondcutt4342 2 года назад

@@dtrez3866 Mansa was in the real Jerusalem. Well by it lol. West Africa is the real chosen land and central.

@imalicornbuthalal6646 2 года назад

@@dtrez3866 ayo bruv, have ya ever touched a 100 year old cyprus script?

@samy7013 2 года назад

@@dtrez3866 : Cope.

@matthewmcguire224 2 года назад

“Along with tons of gold” Me: And I took that literally.

@ssssdaniel5238 2 года назад

69 likes, nice

@diamondseries7221 Год назад

What does 'tons' of gold mean?

@broadcast8853 2 года назад

The reason why Musa made the oath before he bowed towards the sultan was because it’s against Muslim sharia to bow to anyone other than Allah, whether that be a bow of prayer or even a bow of respect

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

That or he was just too Chad for such shenanigans.

@alexmilton4025 2 года назад

why there's always a guy telling us about Islam and Allah thinking it's so unique?? actually, Islam is very late on that matter monotheism existed long before both Judaism and Zoroastrianism had this some 3000+ years before Islam and they didn't even have Ibn Waleed to force it by the sword.

@josesandoval1440 2 года назад

@@alexmilton4025 you're shocked that in the video about a Muslim they talk about Muslim culture. How thick are you

@facundocadaa9020 2 года назад

@@alexmilton4025 bro, he's explaining some aspect of another religion, as every one of them has some quirks to it. If he were to explain why someone doesn't work on the Sabbath, would you be this mad?

@Sid0404 2 года назад

@@alexmilton4025 Bruh, no one said that Islam is unique bc it's monotheistic.

@davebowman9000 2 года назад

Floyd Mayweather: Imma spend millions in cash in a night Mansa Musa: Cute

@johnbenjamin2703 2 года назад

Mansa Musa would have Floyd Mayweather as a water boy. His money do not even add up to Bill GATES OR BEZO OR ZUCKENBERG MUSK OR ROBERT SMITH OR OPRAH OR BLOOMBERG OR ARNAULT ROBERT JOHNSON OR SHEILA JOHNSON U GET MY DRIFT jb.ok

@HurricaneCamille-us6mp 9 месяцев назад

😂😂

@alfrancisbuada2591 2 года назад

This man is the true embodiment of how a man is defined by his wealth

@alfrancisbuada2591 2 года назад

@@AeneasGemini Like Alexander The Great another man who is the embodiment of greatness

@vikingbeachbum 2 года назад

He was a slave owner

@karrole88 2 года назад

@@vikingbeachbum you don't know that

@lewis1544 2 года назад

@@karrole88 Yes we do. When he went on haj he took 12,000 of his slaves.

@karrole88 2 года назад

@@lewis1544 you learn that from a book written by a white man.

@labkone3921 2 года назад

I’m a proud Malian and I love this channel. I love to see the representation

@cracksmoker1506 2 года назад

Love to mail 🇩🇿❤️🇲🇱 sadly your wealth is being stolen to this day

@SirBrucie 2 года назад

*Points Akimbo* Hand over the gold and nobody gets hurt.!

@labkone3921 2 года назад

@@nigelcraig3949 You have to realize that there are different forms of slavery other than the trans Atlantic and Arab slave trade

@labkone3921 2 года назад

@@nigelcraig3949 in West African slavery there was social mobility. You can marry into families and own land and had basic human rights. IM NOT justifying this though

@labkone3921 2 года назад

@@nigelcraig3949 slavery was more of a way to pay off debt or handed out if you committed a crime

@caffeinated1432 2 года назад

He crashed the value of gold. Next level trolling. gg

@sirrathersplendid4825 2 года назад

Spaniards did the same with a few treasure ships from the New World.

@VonGoldfinger 2 года назад

Mansa Musa, the only man to ever make it rain in the desert.

@rosasmith9835 2 года назад

Then: Mansa Musa- the richest man in the world Now: you and your family are on welfare

@LudietHistoria 2 года назад

I knew that this would be sponsored by PDX the moment I saw Mansa Musa in the thumbnail....lets hope this brings more people to the eu4 community.

@HistoryOfRevolutions 2 года назад

أَأُخَيَّ إِنَّ المالَ إِن قَدَّمتَهُ لَكَ لَيسَ إِن خَلَّفتَهُ لَكَ مالا أَأُخَيَّ كُلٌّ لا مَحالَةَ زائِلٌ فَلِمَن أَراكَ تُثَمِّرُ الأَموالا "Dear Brother, the wealth that you put forth is yours, not the wealth that you leave behind. Dear brother, all things must come to an end - so why is it that I see you hoard wealth?" - Abul Atahiya (Arab poet 748-828 AD)

@dogons2k12 2 года назад

Thanks Kings & Generals! Finally you guys have taken the lead to showcase and shine a spotlight on Black / African History Below are some suggestions for your African / Black History Playlist : 1. King Menelik II & The Battle of Adwa (Ethiopia's War of Independence against Italy) 2. Queen Nzinga (resistance against the Portuguese) 3. Toussaint L'ouverture & Jean Jaques Dessalines (Hatian Revolution) 4. Gaspar Yanga (Revolutionary who created the first independent black majority Mexican City) 5. Pharaoh Taharqa (Nubian King - Conqueror of Ancient Egypt & the Assyrians) 6. Samoury Touré (Created an autonomous territory and led a long term French resistance against French Colonial expeditions in West Africa) 7. Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe's War of Independence against Great Britain 8. Malik Ambar (King in the Heart of India & Military Strategist who won numerous battles against the Mughal Empire while fending them off for 30 Years) 9. John Horse & the Black Seminoles (leaders of the largest slave revolt in US history leading to the largest migration of slaves to a safe heaven in Mexico . 10. Askia Mohammed (Emperor of the Songhai Empire) 11. Ancient Astronomers & Scholars of Timbuktu (over 800,000 Manuscripts still exist in Timbuktu libraries) 12. Pharaoh Piye (Emperor of Nubia and Egypt) etc etc etc

@joe-davidngueda4171 10 месяцев назад

Include also ancient egypt before the hyksos invasion. Ramses 3 DNA test is out already he is E1B1A which is a black african marker.

@BLAngel1 2 года назад

You only focus on his wealth in terms of the amount of gold he had. I believe salt and copper were also extremely valuable at the time.

@almondsai7214 2 года назад

Slaves were also very valuable as well.

@infinitecontent8001 2 года назад

That's the scariest thing: he never truly flexed how he truly could...

@everymonies 2 года назад

My problem is they don't display words for us to get the spelling correctly Also the geographical expanse in relation to today's countries would have been a nice graphic addition

@manueldumont3709 Год назад

@@almondsai7214 & African(chiefs)-kings, were Fully-aware of(& utilized)-this(EnSlaving)-"commodity" .

@nuur1-xr6qk 9 месяцев назад

@@almondsai7214he did not sold slaves but he had slaves

@peterandjunko 2 года назад

To add to your esteemed quotations: Luke: well, more wealth than you can imagine! Han: I dunno, I can imagine quite a bit.

@MoonyPoet 2 года назад

Now double it. Apparently that's how much he had.

@Eddy-Cool 10 месяцев назад

As devout Muslim myself, I can't help but feel gleeful hearing about a devout Muslim king who was the world's richest but also world's most generous man, who brought such prosperity to his people, who was a great leader and a great humanitarian. Love Mansa Musa 💚 May Allah grant him high place in Jannah, aameen.

@ToddKeck98 2 года назад

You know Mansa Musa is a sigma when he managed to rule over Chad

@TheFiresloth 2 года назад

His empire didn't reach Chad, wich was largely under the Kanem-Burnou kingdom.

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

@@TheFiresloth He was just joking, a Chad is a very attractive man, he didn’t literally mean the country.

@r.m2192 2 года назад

@@fidelio9301 I’m pretty sure he understood that, the comment has a double meaning that’s the whole joke

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

@@r.m2192 I certainly hope so…but just in case, it’s there for clarification. Edit because i didn’t read that bit: Bruh I know it has a double Meaning. His comment doesn’t really suggest he gets it unless he’s adding another layer of complexity to add a triple meaning. If so, fair play.

@chupacabra304 2 года назад

@thefiresloth beta move lol

@townicus5908 2 года назад

''Wow that guy's rich'' Everyone said

@hafidlho7332 2 года назад

when even bill wurtz had mansa musa in his video, you know this mansa musa guy is something

@joshuakevinserdan9331 2 года назад

@@iron6672 almost everyone was a slaver at this time.

@worthyicez2715 2 года назад

@@dannydanny865 Slavery wasn’t that big in West Africa until after Musa’s reign when his successors started realizing the gold mines were drying up and civil wars started breaking out between them. Sure slavery existed but there’s nothing to indicate it was a major source of income, that wouldn’t be the case for another 2 centuries or so. The Songhai Empire that succeeded Mali was much more involved in the slave trade, Mali’s economy was based mostly around gold, salt, manufactured fabrics, and tropical goods like kola nuts.

@tomuch4u969 2 года назад

@@dannydanny865 slavery was all over the Muslim world at this time. You idiots only decry it when we talk about African history 🤦🏿‍♂️

@0Doves0 2 года назад

Slavery was everywhere and I fail to see how being a slaver doesnt mean you're rich. The slave business was a big thing, bound to give you wealth.

@zeus-odinchiefs6737 2 года назад

What's your superpower? Mansa Musa: I'm Rich

@sumerrana6805 2 года назад

Mansa Musa was so rich that if he was an American he could afford to pay for his college degree and medical bills without getting in debt for life

@MrMisterWelz 2 года назад

Now you're making things up

@yanipratama2603 2 года назад

Yeah but that without taxes yet

@joshbeaulieu7408 2 года назад

Desperately clutching at straws out of hatred makes you look petty and small minded.

@joshbeaulieu7408 2 года назад

@@comradekenobi6908 Yeah, it's when you say something funny to make people laugh. Did someone tell a joke? Mustn't have been funny.

@KarraNikito 2 года назад

Wait a minute, it cost money to go to school and you have to pay for medical care in U.S.A.? Quite a country.

@rucussing 2 года назад

Not just Gold, but Copper, salt and other minerals. Pure salt was a rare commodity, almost worth as much as gold in the Middle ages.

@davidsuda6110 2 года назад

Yea I thought I saw another video claim 1/2 his wealth came from salt mines to the south. Of course salt isn't that exciting in our modern world.

@YaBoiDREX 7 месяцев назад

@@davidsuda6110Not only that but most of the gold in medieval Mali wasn’t mined it was panned from rivers. Just like old west prospectors.

@Adam_okaay 2 года назад

"defining his wealth as indescribable" when I'm gonna need a definition for describable cause that sounds like a discription.

@sumerrana6805 2 года назад

please describe your comment put a link in description

@julianshepherd2038 2 года назад

Stop saying this sort of thing or you will never go to parties

@johnschmidt1262 2 года назад

The cynical part of me believes that Mansa Musa was indeed very wealthy, but what was legendary was his public relations talent. He clearly rates among the richest people ever, yet things about this story feel like the kind of story that grows over time.

@orangerightgold7512 2 года назад

@@julianshepherd2038 lol imagine actually wanting to go to parties.

@mkhanman12345 2 года назад

We gotta same the same for every king and wealthy guy.

@Tu51ndBl4d3 2 года назад

@Kingsandgenerals I do want to note, that Abu Ishaq al-Sahili was not the chief architect of Malian structures. That has already been identified as indigenous to the region going as far back as the Wagadu (Ghana) Empire and the Dhar settlements. He was a favored memeber of the Mansa's court, where he did architect an audience chamber for Mansa Musa, but that's all we know. As usual really great video, love from France

@prestonjones1653 2 года назад

Ah, the one time history does not ruin a good story.

@dublk5593 2 года назад

To be honest (not trying to be that guy but) if the people who are documenting history don’t like the narrative especially if it’s related to their race and makes them “look bad” they take creative liberties. Even though people shouldn’t really define themselves by the actions of their ancestors people still try to suppress the less than appealing actions.

@dublk5593 2 года назад

@@AeneasGemini I’m not denying what your saying at all and I’m not saying people are making up history either. What I am saying is people often suppress or omit some parts of history if they do not like how it portrays a certain group. Let’s take America for example, many states have made it law that slavery and other sensitive race related topics not be taught in depth because in their own words that do not want children specifically white children to feel bad for the actions of their ancestors. Im not talking about this channel in specific either I’m stating many historians still have bias and choose to not go into depth on certain topics.

@dublk5593 2 года назад

And you be surprised how complex the human mind is, ofc you need certain inspirations for ideas but if humans didn’t have a vivid imagination we wouldn’t have the great works of fiction, and all the mythology and theology religions that exist today. Off topic but humans can very much take many creative liberties. And while we don’t make up history (to our knowledge) humans definitely at times will alter the truth at times. The saying history is written by the victors exist for a reason.

@rageraptor7127 2 года назад

When musa meets the sultans messenger he gives him so much gold. He makes the messenger into the sultan

@kevinrogers4747 2 года назад

that's beautiful

@vincentebaez2574 2 года назад

I would have loved to have seen Mansa Musa going around and buying back all the gold he gave out. Epic.

@infinitecontent8001 Год назад

That's such a boss move.

@chottabeamm 2 года назад

This ruler was so rich, he gave some gold, cause inflation to a whole region, the bought it back to help the economy. I mean is that even possible?? Man..

@gerardrbain1972 2 года назад

He probably did this to teach ruler of Cairo a lesson. The man tried to belittle Mansa Musa by making him kiss the ground. I think Mansa Musa knew that giving away that much gold would cause massive inflation in Cairo, and by coming back and stopping the economic depression brought on by the insolence of Cairo's leader it would not only show the ruler of Cairo who the real big dog was, it would also discourage any other ruler who had plans against Mansa Musa or the Kingdom Of Mali.

@Ventus7777 2 года назад

@@gerardrbain1972 what a fucking baller lmao

@braunarsch 2 года назад

@@gerardrbain1972 very possible!

@fidelio9301 2 года назад

@@Ventus7777 Absolute big boy

@facundocadaa9020 2 года назад

@@gerardrbain1972 Chadsa Musa

@dsinger21 2 года назад

Great vid. Can't wait to see more vids on African nations and civilizations. We hear so much about European and Asian civilizations that we forget in Africa there were also great civilizations that aren't named Egypt.

@sirrathersplendid4825 2 года назад

There were a few African civs, but we know very little about them because they didn’t bother keeping paper records, and most of their buildings have long since turned to dust.

@sirrathersplendid4825 2 года назад

@@thedstorm8922 - I would regard most North African civs as Mediterranean (if you’re thinking of places like Leptis Magna). Was thinking more of West Africa, and maybe the South-East around Zimbabwe and Tanganyika.

@theonef570 2 года назад

@@sirrathersplendid4825 Don't forget East Africa.

@jairzino5942 Год назад

@@sirrathersplendid4825 Some had a writing but preferred to record them on the facades / of buildings which unfortunately collapsed or fell into ruins. Must say that many of them built with bricks and not stones which made these buildings less durable

@joe-davidngueda4171 10 месяцев назад

Ancient egypt was black before the hyksos@@sirrathersplendid4825

@giantblob7075 2 года назад

Such high quality videos, its criminal how they dont get millions of views.

@theawesomeman9821 2 года назад

They usually do have millions of views. If you look on their channel, only the most famous parts of history they cover get millions of views.

@islamaroc 2 года назад

Comments who criticize Slavery are seeing 13th century with eyeglasses of 20th. Slavery was a kind of "Indeterminate Job contract" at this time and not like we imagine now... And what I heard that Mansa Musa freed many slaves and abolished inhuman slavery done by animist tribes as much as he could following teaching if Islam who considers that freeing a slave it one of the greatest good dead that Allah loves. So pls stop jugging history equations with tools of today without social contextualising

@othellom6493 2 года назад

Thanks another excellent video. One correction. “ SubSaharan Africa” was well known before Musa’s trip. The Swahili Stone towns had been trading with Arabs, Persians, Indians and the Chinese centuries before that. The Swahili controlled the gold trade from the interior and exported gold,ivory etc. Europeans only got involved in this trade in the 15th century with the arrival of the Portuguese. So they may not have known but the rest of the world did.

@youman5079 2 года назад

May Allah bless mansa musa❤️

@apalahartisebuahnama7684 2 года назад

Mansa Musa will probably being the richest person in Jannah.

@artimuos903 2 года назад

And his slave trading.

@yosefngabu867 2 года назад

He was one of the greatest slavers of all time.

@dyiorragray1079 2 года назад

@@artimuos903 Literally everyone had slaves in the ancient world. I find it funny how you're only demonizing him but not the count of other emperors that own slaves. Really shows your racial bias

@srodybeats 2 года назад

@@artimuos903 slaves are treated much differently in islam

@Meanietube 2 года назад

Man that story is gold

@richardthomas9497 2 года назад

I hope this leads to more videos of African empires in the future e.g. the Ghana, Songhay and Mali of the west, Axum, Ethiopia, the Swahili coast, Kongo, Rozwi, Great Zimbabwe, etc.

@jackblack9172 2 года назад

You know African history, that's good!

@ogatoni8856 Год назад

Oya empire too

@shinobi3620 2 года назад

just imagine that amount of gold which made the gold price being cheaper than any other precious metal . his mountains of gold made the cheaper silver being more expensive and more precious in those regions lol . that's something which is unimaginable today or any other day .

@m.b.1702 Год назад

This needs to be taught in school!!

@HistorydeFacto 2 года назад

The man was so generous that the gifts he gave in Egypt caused hyperinflation

@mikotagayuna8494 2 года назад

With all that gold, I imagine the Mansa to be some kind of action RPG character who is farming the local wildlife for gold, questing to earn his ending cinematic then promptly leaving to start over and increase his paragon levels.

@FromNothing 2 года назад

Firstly, it's nice to see Kings and Generals FINALLY covering literally ANY African history after all these years. I do have several nitpicks with this video but I'll only voice a couple here in the comment section. At 4:30 I just don't see why it was contextually necessary to refer to Mali as a "slaveowner state." It just continues to feed the narrative of slavery being the dominant theme in African history which is untrue. Most states of the world were slaveowner states at that time in history, not just Africa. Hell even back in Ancient Rome, 1/4 people were slaves but nobody ever calls Rome a "slaveowner state." Oh also that map at 4:15 is just.... I don't know who made it but there are only 3 West African kingdoms shown and no African cities displayed except Cairo. Despite showing several non-African cities at 6:15. Timbuktu, Gao, Tadmekka, and Jenne are but a few incredibly important trade cities that should have definitely been on that map. Other than that, the video was a at least a fair crash course lesson. It's just the general lack of passion or effort for the topic in comparison to the other videos is blatantly evident unfortunately.

@dylanomalley8650 2 года назад

That’s because much of Rome’s economy wasn’t dependent on any slaves... Kings and Generals is saying that the Mali Empire’s great wealth, prestige, and general material prosperity was in effect driven by its slave population. One could also say that about Rome, I guess, but that’s not the point here. Also, it’s not some sort of “agenda” to say that Mali was a slave owner state. To add on, it’s really hard to show more than 3 West African kingdoms, for reasons not limited to the facts that the ethnic and geopolitical factors of West Africa were/are so complicated that it’s hard to put territories at a singular spot, that other empires aren’t the focus of this video, that Kings and Generals isn’t a channel focused on African history, and the lack of necessarily specific and measurable documents for this time period (this is how I understand it).

@tyronechillifoot5573 2 года назад

@@dylanomalley8650 that’s actually False much of actual labor was driven by the work of comoners

@dylanomalley8650 2 года назад

@@tyronechillifoot5573 For the Mali empire? Ok... I didn’t say that it wasn’t. Also, that still disproves the guy above me’s argument

@moderatecanuck 2 года назад

@@tyronechillifoot5573 it was still a slaveowner state since they outpace natives 2:1

@JcoleMc Год назад

@@dylanomalley8650 You did say that actually .

@gojira4036 2 года назад

I have waited for soo long to see Kings and Generals talk about the Mansa Himself.

@maldito_sudaka 2 года назад

I once made a whole presentation about the Mali Empire for my History graduation. I love the subject very much ever since! African history is invaluable! Love the Kora as well, West African music is the best! Hugs from Brazil!

@kirbyculp3449 2 года назад

West Africa's most precious natural resource: Jollof Rice.

@ash.bl.9289 2 года назад

Can you then do something about the destruction of the Mali Empire with the civil war of Musa's sons or the Kingdom of Songhai?

@mfundonkosi6927 2 года назад

Kings and Generals is really doing a wonderful service to humanity. As an African we cried to be taught more about African history in school. Our studies were so Eurocentric. But the world is wider and far more diverse than Europe with an incredible amount of wealth in knowledge and culture. Kings and Generals are bringing this to life for us all. The best channel on RU-vid!!! Siyabonga (Thank you in isiZulu.) PS. Can't wait for you to do Shaka Zulu.

@JafuetTheSame Год назад

yeah, do that! teach the world about african history. i'm all in... but most of you rather waste your energy on convicing us that you built the pyramids or that cleopatra was black...

@joe-davidngueda4171 10 месяцев назад

Ancient egypt was a black civilization before the Hyksos invasions. Read the conclusion of the 1974 UNESCO symposium on their race. Go on google and look at the hieroglyph for "face" and that is enough as proof I got tons and tons of proof.@@JafuetTheSame

@ze_kangz932 2 месяца назад

@@JafuetTheSamelol ancient Egypt was black African

@--Paws-- 2 года назад

8:29 We wouldn't know if Mansa Musa would toss a coin to the Witcher, Jaskier didn't appreciate it.

@maulanakarman8955 2 года назад

Question: Was Mansa Musa the richest person ever lived? Answer: Yes, richer than everybody could describe!

@thesimpledude186 2 года назад

@@ItsSpectre69 tho his riches are hidden, unless its found, we can't have it as richest, only to muslims he will be richest

@johnbenjamin2703 2 года назад

EXCEPT KING SOLOMON WHO WAS VERY WISE AND BUILT THE TEMPLE FOR THE LORD WIVES AND CONCUBINES WAS HIS FALL jb.shalom

@ernestkhalimov9368 2 года назад

@@johnbenjamin2703 why screaming.

@user-hn1lr2sr1q Год назад

@@ItsSpectre69 No, he got money from god. Mansa Musa didn’t and destroy the value of gold while being a devout Muslim.

@diamondseries7221 Год назад

That's the problem and confusion. No one is describing or quantifying it.

@menamilad3199 2 года назад

Thanks for this video on sub Saharan African history kings and generals! I can’t wait for more videos to come out on sub Saharan african history. I’d like to see videos made about perhaps Menelik II of Ethiopia, Mai idris Alooma of The Bornu empire, Samouri Toure of the Mandinka etc.

@kgkg4118 3 месяца назад

Menelik 💯💯

@youuglymess 2 года назад

I love your videos so much ❤️❤️❤️Keep continuing

@imlaughinq7445 2 года назад

Thank You so much Kings!!

@CivilWarWeekByWeek 2 года назад

The real wealth is the friends we made

@julianshepherd2038 2 года назад

I tried that but still had to pay the fine

@facundocadaa9020 2 года назад

You can't just have too many friends and just destroy the economy... Right? 2008:... Right

@morgant.dulaman8733 2 года назад

Usually a meme, but he may have truly thought that.

@sebastianbravo5028 2 года назад

Wow that documentary was really a "Golden Experience" Thanks K&G

@joao7902 2 года назад

is this a jojo reference?

@shirohigenewgete1619 2 года назад

Elon musk : I am the richest man in the world Mansa Musa : Hold my gold-laden camel, poor man !

@michaelthomas5433 2 года назад

Bill Gates: If only I hadn't sold my stock I'd be richer than both.

@michaelthomas5433 2 года назад

@@Quacklebush Not as his hobby and not without a large amount of tax payer dollars. And again if Gates hadn't been selling his stock he'd be worth double Musk at the moment. Besides we all know Trump is worth like so much more than both than losers.

@michaelthomas5433 2 года назад

@@Quacklebush Do you not understand money? Or public funding? Oh well.

@JAGUARR1 2 года назад

Kings and generals, please make a video about the ancient proto Somali Berberi coastal/port cities. As someone who's been studying history of Modern Somalia for the past 4 years, i would definitely recommend it. Thank you as well

@YaBoiDREX 2 года назад

Do you have any books or sources to recommend me?

@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505 2 года назад

@@YaBoiDREX periplus of the erythrean sea, when it speaks of the Eastern Berbers of the Farside markets, it is describing Somalis in modern coastal Djibouti 🇩🇯 and Somalia...this is an ancient greek travel guide which is 2000 years old

@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505 2 года назад

@@YaBoiDREX in that book, everything in between Avalites (Zeila Somalia) to Nikon (kismayo south Somalia) is describing ethnic Somalis

@YaBoiDREX 2 года назад

@@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505 thank you

@cracksmoker1506 2 года назад

What do you mean by this? Do you mean there were Somali-amazigh tribes at a certain time?

@arcturus9276 2 года назад

*Chad Mansa Munsa to do list* -Show up out of nowhere from the desert -Spend many money -Spend more money that create inflation -Refused to elaborate further -Leave

@minatodroger7890 2 года назад

Arrive raise hell leave I like him

@illerac84 2 года назад

The economic videos are a personal favorite of mine. Thanks again!

@dincoox1862 2 года назад

Jeff Bezos: I am richest person Elon Musk: 2nd John D Rockefeller: Hold my oil Mansa Musa: Hold my gold

@ahmadusaidu5329 2 года назад

Thank you for this one ,oh my kings and generals

@joelt2002 2 года назад

I've seen a few videos on Mansa Munsa, but his predecessor seems more interesting. Also incredibly wealthy, but went on an expedition to potentially the new world. With that many ships you would think at least some of them made it.

@jonbaker1697 2 года назад

Yes, that the preceding emperor gave up rhe throne people whizz past. I think ite suggests some of the learned in Mali were aware of the Americas and the currents that circle the Atlantic. Im expecting some interesting discoveries once all those Malian books have been miceofilmed and read

@mixtapemania6769 2 года назад

@@jonbaker1697 Source? For the Malian books been microfilmed?

@rumpleforeskin9645 2 года назад

I'm from Barbados in the Caribbean and I think mansa Abubakari made it to the new world. In Barbados we have baobab trees that scientists estimate to be 1000 years old. The baobab is not native to this part of the world.

@yosefngabu867 2 года назад

I dont understand how could so many people be so existed about one of the greatest slavers of all time

@joelt2002 2 года назад

@@yosefngabu867 I'm not sure who is "excited", we just find history interesting. The Roman Empire was full of slavers, and is a very fascinating period of history. Pretty much all of human history is contaminated by slavery and other bad shit. Probably don't view historical figures/periods through the lens of modern morality.

@kittygaming7 2 года назад

I always love your content Keep making that informative content for us Thank you K & G

@fasiuddiin 2 года назад

Once again Great video

@ethanmoats8544 2 года назад

This guy needs to be in a game called rise of kingdoms

@lev1673 2 года назад

It's a known fact that Mansa Musa was among the 0.001% top onlyfans back then.

@cracksmoker1506 2 года назад

He was known to donate to beggars, in return they would reimburse him through their subscription

@morbiusenjoyer2847 2 года назад

Great vid as always

@simenonhonore 2 года назад

Fascinating - thanks!

@abdellahbenm4152 2 года назад

Imagin having so mutch gold that the gold hase no worth more

@adrianbundy3249 2 года назад

Interestingly enough, this will only be the first time of two times in the next few hundred years of history this will pose a dilemma to... Too much gold. When Cortez captured the Aztec gold and brought it back, it crashed the economy for longer than this 10 year span Musa did to Egypt, for the even wealthier nation of rising spain at the time. Since at least for a time, it was his gold, does that make him temporarily richer than Musa? Granted, Cortez is a person I would rather have had some terribly painful fate befall him in history, out of all the people in history I hate, but it doesn't really change that fact.

@JuanManuel-ii1ov 2 года назад

@@adrianbundy3249 That is like saying than bank truck's drivers are temporaly rich because they carry lots of money. Cortez was just a worker, killing and sacking for his majesty.

@adrianbundy3249 2 года назад

@@JuanManuel-ii1ov It became the ownership of the crown, if you want to look at it in terms of long term or short term ownership. And that is kinda like royalty here. Musa by the slave labor of his people, the mines, etc, and the spanish ruler (for the life of me, I cannot quite recall who it was in that era. Was Ferdinand the 2nd still kicking? I'm too lazy to change device rn and look it up). So yeah, at least someone there had a permanent keep of wealth that was enough to stagger the imagining. It didn't just vanish in thin air when Cortez came back to the crown, after being granted the charter and men to begin with from the crown to go west, and then returning that, and getting things like titles for his 'success', not that the bastard deserved any.

@adrianbundy3249 2 года назад

@@ChapSinclair First, the Aztecs were monsters, and deserved to be stopped... But you really don't know much about the spanish occupation and mass murder in those times, do you? Deaths were expedient, and he, and his spaniards were looking for wealth, they did not come to 'deliver justice unto the ritual sacrifice victims'. I will also have you know that those allied to Cortez who helped take down the Aztecs were also having the same practices. The only native civ of that sort I actually really found myself enjoying the history of was the Incans who had their own, but less problems, so don't turn this around to me thinking the Aztecs were tree huggers. But if you for a split second ever come to the conclusion that Cortez was a saint, or that he is any less than a monster, then you apparently need more schooling on that front. He might have been better than Pizarro though, idk... That's close. Nope, I'm pretty sure some of the incidents in the villages make Pizarro worse.

@sjappiyah4071 2 года назад

Mansa musa, the greatest Chad! Great video, would like to see more on the Mali & Songhai empires.

@djjoehander 2 года назад

Amazing video, thxs for it.

@andyst1903 2 года назад

Great video! I'd like to see a video about the decline of this empire because I believe a century or 2 later the king of Morocco raided Timbuktu and it never recovered. Thanks Kings and Generals for all the great content!

@daudamusah2769 2 года назад

To be honest African history is so breathtaking that you will be curious wanting to know more. King's and General Keep African history coming please, Thanks in Advance.

@waqasahmed3472 2 года назад

Imagine going on a trip and ruining the economy

@migspeculates 2 года назад

Mainland Chinese, sort of

@zeul1337 2 года назад

im so happy that the commercial was about europa universalis 4.

@CelxD 2 года назад

Great video! =)

@jimbenson3926 2 года назад

Dont worry about him, What happened to the previous Mansa who went missing with 2000 ships?

@wejuggernautentertainmentl3156 2 года назад

Word is he went to Mexico Brazil Central American countries and started the empires In South America

@Dennell_Mount_and_Blade 2 года назад

I want a video about that guy as well, sadly I suspect there is not much information about his fate.

@samehmohamed6592 2 года назад

Muslim historian debate that he is the first man to reach America

@Dennell_Mount_and_Blade 2 года назад

@@samehmohamed6592 Scandinavians / vikings were the first to reach America.

@apalahartisebuahnama7684 2 года назад

@@samehmohamed6592 well, it's debatable for sure.

@michaelthomas5433 2 года назад

Luke Skywalker : Well, more wealth than you can imagine! *Han Solo* : I don't know, I can imagine quite a bit.

@krystian6364 2 года назад

Amazing, as usual

@zddxddyddw 2 года назад

Amazing video! I love your videos on African history. I'd like to see one on the history of the Mutapa Empire since I tried reading about it but it was just too confusing. Also I'd like to see more videos on South American/Latin American wars, especially on the War of the Triple Alliance which was the largest by far.

@The_Daily_Tomato 2 года назад

Had Mansa Musa as my neighbour in Civ 6. Bastard was rich there too 😅

@canderia 2 года назад

Good thing you came put with this a couple of weeks before ERB used him in a video. I definitely didn't know who he was.

@NightWolf17301 2 года назад

Very impressive video, lots of history that’s not given enough attention

@madoxxxx06 2 года назад

Great Video!!!

@rxrunner27 2 года назад

stories tell that he had a tower of gold in his kingdom anyway that was a good documentary

@rxrunner27 2 года назад

@@cowboybeboop9420 its true i have heard a speech about mansa musa. When he went to makka on his way he built a mosque every fryday and in makkah he gave loads of wealth to the meccans.

@blitcut9712 2 года назад

@@rxrunner27 Hearing a speech about it doesn't mean it's true.

@Ferroes 2 года назад

It's false, had there truly been a tower of gold archeologists would've at least found remnants of that gold or the foundation of the tower (because gold is the heaviest element so would require a very proportional foundation). There was a book about the Mali Empire that listed many folklore about Mansa Musa though I don't remember them or the name of the book but it should be easy to find I remember it being 1 of 3 books on the subject.

@deathfromthedepths 2 года назад

@@Ferroes Close to being the heaviest.

@nellym46664 2 года назад

Well Malian buildings did have a yellowish to brown colour so its possible that some traveler described them as golden in colour but then they were later described as being made of actual gold.

@alexcrowder1673 2 года назад

This guy was LITERALLY even more rich than Disney's Aladin was when he was pretending to be prince Ali and had that big extravagant entrance to the city. That scene was supposed to be over the top, but even his fictional character with a genie still didnt come close to being as wealthy as the real life Mansa Musa. How crazy is that?!? Imagine being in Cairo when Mansa Musa rolled into town with his CITY sized crew of people with him lol.

@LordJagd 2 года назад

Both of those stories are fantasies.

@tobilobaokorodudu9594 2 года назад

This is a cool video. Its crazy i was just here a few minutes ago and now that i check again it has over 30,000 views.

@jabbatheslut7406 2 года назад

this channel is elite

@dpink4832 2 года назад

Kings and Generals... Please listen. When I was in school I had a wild fascination with African Empires beyond Egypt and Carthage. I asked my teacher about it in our World History class and she said "we already had a lesson about slavery". For years the gems in Africa's history have been ignored and simplified as tribal wars - colonization - civil wars. And looking beyond that made you look.. different.. Thank you for taking the time to research this. I'll consider contributing when my means allow.

@dpink4832 2 года назад

I was shocked when Civilization 4 had Mali.

@thesauceman8457 2 года назад

Very few touch the topic of ancient African kingdoms and empires, especially now as it will be labeled “critical race theory”. They would rather perpetuate the narratives you have laid out being the main topic of discussion when mentioning anything to do with Africa.

@mariatereza9721 2 года назад

Thats the worst teacher in history oh my god, thats why people know nothing about african history

@themercifulguard3971 2 года назад

@@thesauceman8457 I wonder how insanely confused people in Africa are, knowing that people from this side of the world are deficient in learning about them due to such ideological reasons lol

@jabbatheslut7406 2 года назад

@@themercifulguard3971 I dont wanna say they look down on them but I think we just accept the fact that the west dont care as much about African history since its foreign to them, same way they dont learn about the ancient chinese civilizations because its foreign to them as well thankfully channels like this are giving us new light

@youvebeengreeked 2 года назад

*This video needs a different title: "THE BIGGEST STONKS LORD EVER"*

@sanyika3641 2 года назад

Shut up

@flippantweirdo4362 2 года назад

😂🤝

@liubei3058 2 года назад

Stonks.

@markusskram4181 Год назад

Love The vid

@MrJooolo 2 года назад

Hi kings and generals, huge fan here. Would love to see more history videos on African, including East African history. Many thanks!

@abdellahbenm4152 2 года назад

Even the famous traveler ibn batuta wrote about him.

@yosefngabu867 2 года назад

yeah he talks a lot about the Slave industry he had

@wilhelm4321 2 года назад

If you play Civ I definitely recommend doing a play through as him.

@ericcampbell503 2 года назад

Doing one now. Just waiting to get electricity in my cities so I can get Stock Exchanges.

@StevenFox80 2 года назад

Mali with Desert Folklore and Work Ethics is absolutely insane. Every time you select Monumentality when reaching a Golden Age, you spam settlers and builders and buy districts with Mokshas Dive Architect ability.

@DM-dy9bq 2 года назад

i like Joao better

@Skeloperch 2 года назад

@@DM-dy9bq Joao is far richer in Civ. +50% from ALL trade route yields gets insane. The only downside is that you have to play on maps like archipelago.

@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505 2 года назад

@@StevenFox80 i haven't played the game, can you describe how its like to play as Adal or Ajuran Sultanate? As in their benefits and shortcomings