The Man Who Broke Gold: How Mansa Musa Destroyed an Economy.

The incredible rise and tragic fall of Mansa Musa — the richest man who ever lived. In the 14th century, this West African king controlled more wealth than anyone in history — an estimated $400 to $500 billion in today’s money. His legendary Hajj to Mecca in 1324 was so extravagant that he flooded Egypt with gold and crashed its economy for over a decade. He built the Mali Empire into one of the wealthiest and most advanced civilizations of its time, transforming Timbuktu into a global center of learning and culture. But after his death, the empire he built with such vision slowly crumbled. This is the complete story of Mansa Musa’s meteoric rise to unimaginable power and the slow, painful ruin of his golden empire. A powerful tale of wealth, ambition, legacy, and the fragility of empires. 📌 VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The Unbelievable Peak 01:50 - The Prince Who Was Never Supposed to Rule 03:00 - Forging a Golden Empire 04:00 - The Rebirth of Timbuktu 05:00 - The Greatest Hajj in History 07:00 - The Golden Age 11:00 - Death of the Golden King 12:00 - The Cracks Begin to Show 13:00 - The Rise of Songhai 14:00 - The Final Collapse 15:00 - The Enduring Legacy This is pure Rise to Ruin. 🔔 Subscribe for more dramatic historical stories of rise and fall. www.youtube.com/ ⁨@RiseToRuin-b4g⁩ #MansaMusa #RichestManEver #HistoryShorts #AfricanHistory #Shorts#RiseToRuin #History #AncientHistory #Biography