The blog post tells the tale of Mansa Musa, the richest person in history and the king of the Mali Empire in the fourteenth century. Mansa Musa's extravagant exhibition of
riches and charity on his Hajj to Mecca had a significant effect on the local economies of the areas he traveled through. He dispersed so much gold that the precious metal's price fell precipitously for ten years. Mansa Musa even took out a gold loan from Cairo on his way back to aid in the recovery of the local economy. The author is impressed by Mansa Musa's spirit of entrepreneurship and his capacity to increase both his own and his people's riches.