Mansa Musa was born in the year of 1280 died in the year of 1337 at the age of fifty seven.he was considered the richest man in history.he was the ruler of Mali Empire in the 14th century from 1375 Catalan Atlas Paris Bnf Espanol 30 sheet 6 the label reads this Black Lord is called Musse Melly and is the sovereign of the land of the black people of Gineva Ghana.   this king is the richest and noblest of all these lands due to the abundance of gold that is extracted from his lands.although he was the ninth king of the Mali Empire.his wealth came from gold he ruled his kingdom as he should.