Mansa Musa — The Pilgrimage That Crashed Gold


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Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca, 1324.

  • Took 60,000 people
  • Took 12 tons of gold
  • Gave it all away
  • Cairo’s gold price crashed for a decade

The richest person in history did more economic damage in one pilgrimage than most wars.


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