West Africa has been home to some ... with a procession of 72,000 men carrying gold. He also took 80 camels loaded with sacks of gold dust. Musa gave away gold to people he met on his route.

The wealthiest man to ever live was an African king from the 14th centuryKing ... Mansa Musa Had Enough Gold And Riches To Make King Solomon Blush! However, not even Rockefeller with his estimated ...