Who had more money? John de Rockefeller or Chenghis Khan? The question is simple but the answer is very difficult. Because their time was different from the beginning of the history of the world. There was a different field.
Based on the interviews taken by economists and historians of different ages, a list of the 10 richest people in the world has been made so far. Time.com said in their report, although it is a matter of great discrepancies in making such a list of the best richest people in history, but they have been listed as their wealth statistics.
Take a look at the top 10 richest people in the world's history. The world's richest person is at the bottom of the list.
10. Chengish Khan (11612-117)
Country: The Mongol empire, he owned a lot of land.
Genghis Khan will undoubtedly be considered as the best or the successful Chief of the Army. The area from China to Europe was in the territory of the Mongol Empire. And as the head of this empire, he was the most prominent in the history of the world. Despite having such great resources and power, the researchers said that he would never hide his wealth.
Professor Morris Rosawi of Queen College History said that Genghis Khan's success was a great reason that he would divide his wealth from different wars into his army feudal.
Jack Weatherford, the author of Chengis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, written about Chengis Khan, explained the matter and said that in the army system before the modern era, it was seen that the occupied possessions were occupied by the soldiers themselves. However, this system was not available in the Mongol empire. After the war there were various resources acquired after a war was deposited to the state appointed officer. Then the resources were distributed among the soldiers and their families.
The wealth of Genghis Khan's share of his share was added. But through this wealth he was rich - it can not be said. Genghis Khan did not create any place, prayer or any home for himself or his family. As usual he was born, he died in a normal way. Like any other ordinary citizen, he was buried in a special type of pajama cloth and buried.
9. Bill Gates (1955-present)
Country: United States, amount of wealth 78.9 billion
Bill Gates is the richest among the living It is comparatively easy to estimate his wealth. This year, Forbes magazine's Microsoft founder's total assets amounted to 78.9 billion This wealth is more than eight billion more than the world's second richest Amanico Ortega.
8. Alan Rufus (1040-1093)
Country: United Kingdom, amount of assets: 194 billion
Alan Rufus was the son of the first Norman King of the United Kingdom. During the Norman period, he started working with his uncle. When he died, his wealth was 11 thousand pounds.
According to Philip Beesford and Bill Rubinstein, the author of the Rich of the Rich book, this amount of wealth is seven percent of the total GDP of the United Kingdom. When that time 11 thousand pounds was converted into dollars, its amount stood at 194 billion.
7. John de Rockefeller (1839-1937)
Country: United States, total amount of assets: 341 billion
In 1863, John Rockefeller started investing in Petroleum sector. In 1880, his Standard Oil Company took control of 90 percent of oil production in the United States.
According to the New York Times report, according to the income tax return submitted to Rockefeller in 1918, his assets amount to 1.5 billion dollars In addition to that, his wealth at that time was two percent of US income in that year. If the assets were calculated in 2014, it would amount to 341 billion dollars.
6. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
Country: United States, total amount of assets: 372 billion
Perhaps Andrew Carnegie was the richest in US history. Scotland's immigrant businessman Carnegie bought the US Steel Company for $ 480 million from JP Margan in 1901. That was more than 2.1 percent of the total GDP in the United States. Now Carnegie's wealth transforms into an amount of $ 372 billion.
5. Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)
Country: The Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin had this wealth with which he could control 9.6 percent of the global GDP. Stalin is an exceptional exception in the history of modern economy. He was a dictator who had strong power. He also controlled the world's largest economic zones. However, the assets of Stalin and the entire Soviet Union can not be apparently different.
As one can see, in the 1950s, three years before Stalin's death, the Soviet Union controlled 9.5 percent of the global economy. As of 2014, the amount of this wealth is approximately 7.5 trillion dollars. Although these money was not directly stalin, he could use the Soviet Union money at any time. He had all the power. And with this power he could get whatever he wanted.
Professor George and Libber of Birmingham's University of Alabama said that Stalin used to control one-sixth of the Earth's land without any check or cash. He controlled all the resources of the whole country.
4. Emperor Akbar (1542-1605)
Country: India
Head of the Mughal Empire of India Emperor Akbar was the ruler of the emperor, 25 percent of the world's total GDP.
Around 4 percent of the world's economy was under the control of Emperor Akbar. According to economic historian Angus Madison, in comparison to Akbar's time, England's GDP compares Elizabeth Gather's England's GDP.
3. Emperor Shenjang (1048-1085)
Country: China
The kingdom of Emperor Shenzang was in China. During his tenure, China's GDP was around 25 to 30 percent of GDP worldwide. Professor Ronald A. Edward, historian of Chinese Economics, said that the empire of Shenzhen was the empire of the most powerful economy in history. China was at the top of the world economy at the time. Before the start of Europe, the tax collection system was introduced in Shenzhen's empire.
2. August Caesar (c 63rd BC)
Country: Rome, the total amount of assets: 4.6 trillion
August to Caesar was in charge of 25 to 30 percent of the world's total economy. According to historian Ian Morris, Caesar had the same proportion of one-fifth of the total wealth of his empire. As of 2014, it stands at 4.6 trillion. Personally won all of Egypt in August.
1. Mansa Musa (1280-1337)
Country: Mali
Mansa Musa was king of Timbakutu of Mali. It is said that it is not possible to describe how much wealth he had. Musa is called the richest man in history. According to historian Richard Smith, the world's largest gold mine was within the empire of Musa East Africa. At that time, gold was the world's most expensive item.
It is not possible to use a correct number to explain how rich Moses was. Some contemporary sources say that the emperor was so wealthy that it was completely impossible to describe.
Musa's army is said to be feudal that there were two million members in his army. Along with that there were 40 thousand bowmen. There are not many members of the present modern army. Besides, living the life of Moses was so luxurious that in that time a coin crisis was also seen in Egypt. Historian Rudolph War commented that it was difficult for a common man to describe how much wealth he had.
Describing a portrait of Moses, Rudolph said, "The person who was the richest person in the world to see was Emperor Musa. It is seen in the picture that Musa is sitting on the golden scepter holding gold throne. At that time, he has a gold pot and a gold crown on his head.
