You may think Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are the richest men in the whole world and their wealth is hard to be topped, but compared to the ancient times, their wealth seems pale in comparison. Since the beginning of time, there have been people who owned wealth far exceeding the wealth of Bill Gates. You might be shocked to know that bill gates is not even on our list. Now let us start with our menu-
10.Cornelius Vanderbilt,$185 Billion
One of the famous names of American history who came through fortune through the building of railroads and shipping lines during the 1800s.He is also the founder of Vanderbilt University.
9.Henry Ford,$199 Billion
One of the significant figures of American business is Henry Ford, whose net worth is just below $200 billion. He is known for founding Ford.Co and bringing automobiles to the masses. He was also a trailblazer in industry and business.
8.Muammar Gaddafi,$200 Billion
Muammar Gaddafi if the deceased and the overthrown ruler of the northern Africa country of Libya. It is said that Gaddafi controlled a vast fortune of $200 Billion during his 42 years of rule.Gaddafi was overthrown in the Libyan civil war in 2011 and dragged to the streets where revolutionaries killed him.
7.William the Conquerer,$209 Billion to $229 Billion
William the Conquerer is best known as the first Norman king of England who reigned from 1066 to 1087. He was known as William the Bastard and is thought to be a descendant of viking invaders. He successfully invaded England and became a monarch.
6.Jakob Fugger,$221 Billion
Jakob was able to hoard $221 billion through his merchant and banking activities. He was born and died in Augsburg, Germany. He made most of his money through textile trading in Italy and the mining of silver and gold in Hungary and Bohemia.
5.Mir Osman Ali Khan,$230 Billion
As ruler of Hyderabad state in India, he grew his riches to a total of $230 billion. He became Nizam of Hyderabad after his father died in 1911 and reigned for 37 years.
4.Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov,$300 Billion
Known as Tsar Nicholas II, he is known as the last emperor of Russia before the country fell during the Russian Revolution. Both he and his family were eventually executed in 1918. Nicolas II became a saint recognized by the Russian Orthodox Church and is known as the richest saint in the history of humanity.
3.Andrew Carnegie,$310 Billion
Carnegie was born in Scotland. Coming from a low-income family who entered the US in the late 1840s.He is the founder of U.S. Steel Corp, which earned $310 Billion.he is known for giving away all of it and is known as one of the world's foremost philanthropists.
2.John D. Rockefeller,$340 Billion
The Rockefeller name is deeply ingrained in American history. John D.Rockfeller's wealth stands today as nearly the largest wealth the world has ever seen. Born in 1839 in New York, he is the co-founder of Standard oil. He is also the founder of the University of Chicago and Rockefeller University. He dies in 1937 at the age of 97.
1.Mansa Musa,$400 Billion
Mansa Musa of Musa I of Mali is by far the richest man to ever walk the face of the Earth. As the reigning emperor of Mali, Musa possessed a wealth of $400 Billion, which is worth more than four times the current richest person in the world. Musa was born in 1280 and lived until 1337 as a devout Muslim.No one has ever come close to possess the wealth Musa presided over.
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