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Re:Medieval Africans Had a Unique Process for Purifying Gold... by rayiner on Saturday June 07, 2025 @11:34AM (#44210331)
That one way to measure wealth. Another would be to measure it in terms of how much labor you can get from your fellow humans. Mana Musa was far more wealthy by that measure.
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