9 Richest People of All Time
(Baonghean.vn) - After much research, experts have compiled the following list of 'the richest people of all time' (ranked according to their economic influence).
1. King Mansa Musa (1280-1337) - Ancient Mali
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Mansa Musa, king of Timbuktu, an ancient city in present-day Mali, West Africa, is considered the wealthiest man in history. According to Professor Richard Smith of Ferrum University, Musa's kingdom was the world's largest producer of gold, at a time when gold was in very high demand.How wealthy was Musa? There's no way to give an exact figure for his assets. |
2. Emperor Augustus Caesar (63 BC – 14 AD) - Ancient Rome
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| Emperor Augustus Caesar not only ruled an empire that accounted for 25-30% of the world's economic output, but according to Stanford University history professor Ian Morris, he also possessed a vast personal fortune equivalent to one-fifth of the total value of the Roman Empire's economy, approximately $4.6 trillion in 2014. Morris adds that, at one point, Caesar even "owned all of Egypt." |
3. Emperor Song Shenzong (1048-1085) - China
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| The Song Dynasty (960-1279) of China was one of the most economically powerful empires. According to Professor Ronald A. Edwards, a historian specializing in the Song Dynasty economy at Tamkang University, the country accounted for approximately 25-30% of the world's economic output during its peak. The empire's wealth stemmed from the adoption of advanced new technologies and radical changes in tax policies. According to Edwards, this was hundreds of years ahead of European governments. |
4. King Akbar I (1542-1605) - India
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| The greatest emperor of the Mughal dynasty in India, King Akbar, controlled an empire that accounted for approximately a quarter of the world's economic output at the time. Fortune expert Chris Matthews quotes late economic historian Angus Maddison as saying that India's GDP per capita under Akbar was comparable to that of England under Queen Elizabeth, but with "a ruling class whose luxurious lifestyle far surpassed that of European society." The Mughal dynasty was one of the most powerful ruling empires of all time. |
5. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) - USA
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| Living at the same time as Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie was the richest American of all time. This immigrant from Scotland sold his steel company to JP Morgan for $480 million in 1901. This amount was equivalent to more than 2.1% of the US GDP at the time. To date, his total assets are estimated at $372 billion. |
6. John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) - USA
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| John D. Rockefeller began investing in the oil industry in 1863, and by 1880, his Standard Oil company controlled 90% of U.S. oil production. According to the New York Times, Rockefeller's net worth was estimated at approximately $1.5 billion (based on 1918 federal earnings), and his total assets were estimated to be equivalent to nearly 2% of the U.S. economic output at that time (according to Measuring Worth). At current exchange rates, his total assets would be equivalent to approximately $341 billion. |
7.Alan Rufus (also known as Alan the Red, 1040–1093) - England
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| Alan Rufus was of royal lineage, a nephew of King William I, and participated in the Norman Conquest alongside his uncle. Philip Beresford and Bill Rubinstein, co-authors of "The Richest of the Rich," state that at the time of Alan Rufus's death, his total assets amounted to £11,000, representing 7% of Britain's GDP at the time. In today's currency, that would be equivalent to approximately $142 billion. |
8. Bill Gates (1955-present) - USA
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| Currently, Bill Gates tops the list of the world's richest people. As of 2016, Forbes estimated Microsoft's net worth at $78.9 billion. This means Bill Gates's fortune is approximately $8 billion more than that of Zara co-founder Amancio Ortega – the second richest person in the world. |
9. Genghis Khan (1162-1227) - Mongolia
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| Genghis Khan was one of the most successful military leaders of all time, the head of the Mongol Empire at its peak, when the country stretched from China to Europe, 9,700 km long and covering an area of 24,000,000 km².2(covering nearly one-fifth of the Earth's landmass), with approximately 100 million subjects. Despite his immense power, historians have studied that Genghis Khan never hoarded wealth. On the contrary, generosity was the key to his powerful influence. |
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