The richest people in human history

Bill Gates is the only modern living person on this list but where is his position in the top?

Who is the richest man, John D. Rockerfeller or Genghis Khan? A simple question but not easy to answer. The ranking of the top 9 richest people of all times is based on historical data and historical influences. Let's see who these 9 people are.

11. Genghis Khan

1. Living: 1162-1227
2. Country: Mongolian Empire
3. Property: A lot of land, besides nothing else

Genghis Khan is the "cleanest" leader in history.

Genghis Khan is known to be the most outstanding military leader of all time. He had a political and economic stabilization for the Eurasian region in his territory, bringing a decade-long flourishing to the Mongolian empire.

But researchers claim that Genghis Khan does not store any wealth for himself. Every time he captured a new land he would divide the spoils for soldiers. Genghis Khan's army is not the same as the modern army, where people deny selfish people, only think of personal gain.

The equally divided spoils won for thousands of his soldiers made it difficult for Genghis Khan to have many possessions. Genghis Khan has no large high-rise house, magnificent tombs, even when he dies, he is only buried as a normal person. But he was immensely rich in generosity, a virtue that is not available in his position.

10. Bill Gates

1. Living: 1955 - now
2. America
3. Assets: 78.9 billion USD

Bill Gates is currently the richest person in the world.

At Forbes estimated the existing assets of Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, of $ 78.9 billion, more than $ 8 billion compared to Zara boss Amancio Ortega - the second richest person in the world. . (As of 2015).

9. Alan Rufus

1. Living: 1040-1093
2. England
3. Assets: 194 billion USD

Alan Rufus died with the remaining assets equivalent to 7% of Britain's GDP in 1093.

Alan Rufus is nicknamed Alan Red, of royal lineage, the grandson of King William the First, who participated in the conquest of Norman.

Philip Beresford and Bill Rubinstein, author of "The Richest of the Rich" identify Alan Rufus who died with a fortune of £ 11,000, equivalent to 7% of Britain's GDP in 1093. If counted exchange rate in 2014, the number of such assets reached 194 billion USD.

8. John D. Rockefeller

1. Living: 1839-1937
2. America
3. Assets: $ 341 billion

John D. Rockefeller was an oil tycoon with a fortune equivalent to 2% of US economic output at the time.

John D. Rockefeller was an oil magnate with a fortune of $ 1.5 billion in 1918, equivalent to 2% of US economic output at the time. According to the exchange rate in 2014, John owns $ 341 billion.

7. Andrew Carnegie

1. Living: 1835-1919
2. America
3. Property: 372 billion USD

He is considered the richest American of all time.

"Steel king" Andrew Carnegie was judged by Time magazine to be the richest American of all time.

In 1901, Carnegie sold US Stell to billionaire JP Morgan for $ 480 million. This amount alone was equivalent to 2.1% of US GDP at that time. That is about 372 billion USD at the exchange rate in 2014.

6. Joseph Stalin

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin - (Photo: AFP).

1. Living: 1878-1953
2. Country: Soviet Union

The Soviet leadership Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) listed on this list mainly measured on his head of an economically powerful Soviet Union.

Time leads data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), showing that in 1950, three years before Mr. Stalin died, the Soviet Union accounted for 9.5% of global economic output. That 'asset', if it is set, the value of 2014 will be about 7.5 trillion USD. Of course, this calculation has no official meaning and is controversial.

5. King Akbar I

1. Living: 1542-1605
2. Country: India
3. Assets: Account for 25% of global GDP

This is the greatest king of Mughai dynasty of India.

This is the greatest king of Indian Mughal dynasty. The wealth of Akbar I is thought to account for about a quarter of global economic output at the time.

4. Emperor Song Shen Tong

1. Living: 1048-1085
2. Country: China
3. Assets: about 25% -35% of global GDP

In the heyday, Tong Dynasty contributed up to 25% -35% of the total world economic output at that time.

Dynasty Emperor Than Tong was ruled by the most powerful economic empire of all time. Professor Ronald A. Edwards, economic historian of the Song Dynasty at Tamkang University, said that during the heyday, the Song Dynasty contributed up to 25% -35% of the world's total economic output. there.

3. King Solomon

The wealth of this king made silver metal worthless as gravel.

1. Living: 970-931 BC
2. Country: Israel
3. Assets: 2.2 trillion USD

Solomon was not only famous for his wealth, but the king's wisdom was beyond the land he ruled.

Each year, during his 39 years of reign, King Solomon received 25 tons of gold tribute equivalent to more than 40 billion USD. The wealth of this king made silver metal worthless as gravel.

2. Augustus Caesar

1. Living: 63 TCN-14 SCN
2. Country: Roman
3. Assets: 4.6 trillion USD

At one time, Augustus Caesar hoarded the wealth of one-fifth of the empire's economy.

The Roman emperor Augustus Caesar not only held a powerful economy accounting for 25% -30% of world GDP at the time, but also had a significant amount of personal wealth.

According to Stan Morris, a professor of history at the University of Stanford in the United States, at one point, the king had hoarded the wealth of one-fifth of the economy of the empire. This amount of wealth, if calculated in 2014, is equivalent to $ 4.6 trillion.

 

1. Mansa Musa

1. Living: 1280-1337
2. Country: Africa
3. Assets: cannot be measured

Mansa Musa is the richest man in human history.

Mansa Musa is the king of Timbuku, an ancient city in Mali, West Africa today. He is considered the richest man in history, but no one can count his wealth because it is all . gold!

According to professor of history Richard Smith of Ferrum University, the kingdom of King Musa is most likely the world's largest gold producer at the time. So his level of wealth is not measurable, cannot be described.

"When no one describes your wealth, it means you're rich!" - Time magazine.