So surprising how Microsoft founder and former CEO could ever be pushed
down by an African, the wealth game is so fascinating…
An obscure king who
ruled West Africa in the 14th century has been named the richest person in
history in a new inflation-adjusted list of the world's 25
wealthiest people of all time.
Spanning 1,000 years
and with a combined fortune of $4.317trillion, only three of the list's 25 are
alive today; none of them are women and 14 of them are American.
The West Africa king
by name Mansa Musa I (1280), the richest person in history, and the ruler
of the Malian Empire which covered modern day Ghana, Timbuktu and Mali in
West Africa, had a personal net worth of $400billion at the time of his
death in 1331 compared to recent Bill Gate’s net worth, not upto to $100billion.
His country's production of more than half the world's supply of salt and gold
contributed to Musa's vast wealth.
According to the
writings of Arab-Egyptian scholar Al-Umari, Musa inherited his throne through a
practice of appointing a deputy after the king goes on his pilgrimage to Mecca;
later naming the deputy as heir. Musa was appointed deputy of the king
before him, who had reportedly embarked on an expedition to explore the limits
of the Atlantic Ocean, and never returned.
Just two generations
after his death, however, Musa's world record net worth was diminished
after is heirs were not able to fend off civil war and invading conquerors.
The Rothschild family
seconded the list with a net worth of $350billion, with wealth divided
amongst mining, banks, private asset management, mixed farming, wine, and
charities.In comparison, the poorest man on the list was Warren Buffett.
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