MANSA MUSA | One Man's Gold Destroyed an Entire Economy for 12 Years

Gold so heavy it broke entire economies for twelve years — and one man gave it away by accident. In 1324, Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire and likely the richest man in history, crossed the Sahara on his pilgrimage to Mecca with 60,000 people, thousands of camels, and mountains of gold. By the time he reached Cairo, his generosity had collapsed the value of gold across an entire region — for over a decade. No army. No siege. One man's wealth shook the financial heart of the medieval world. This is the story of the West African gold belt, the legendary Saharan trade routes, and the empire that turned sand into the richest kingdom on Earth — and the hidden flaw that doomed it. ⚜️ Subscribe to Dust of Dynasties — we dig up the giants the world forgot. Comment: which forgotten empire should we cover next? CHAPTERS: 00:00 The Caravan That Broke an Economy 01:30 The Land That Made Him 04:00 Timbuktu — Center of the World 06:00 The Pilgrimage That Changed Everything 08:30 How Generosity Wrecked Cairo 11:00 The Map That Doomed Mali 14:00 The Slow Rot 16:00 The Curse Hidden in the Gold #MansaMusa #MaliEmpire #Timbuktu #AfricanHistory #RichestManInHistory #HistoryDocumentary #MedievalHistory #WestAfrica #DustOfDynasties