Mar 14, 2018 10:00 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com

The richest people in history: You’d be surprised with the wealth they owned

Here's a list of 10 super-rich people, who have had billions at their disposal. Read on to find out who had the most wealth through history.

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The following list looks back at civilization's earliest record of the wealthy. Some of these personalities made the list for the tremendous number of assets that came under their rule. That is why some of these names do not have an exact figure attached to them. The others have been adjusted for inflation. (REUTERS)
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The following list looks back at civilization's earliest record of the wealthy. Some of these personalities made the list for the tremendous number of assets that came under their rule. That is why some of these names do not have an exact figure attached to them. The others have been adjusted for inflation. (REUTERS)
Mansa Musa (1280–1337 AD) | Country: Mali | The king of Timbuktu was the largest producer of gold in the world—at a time which gold was in especially high demand. Accounts suggest that he was so rich, that putting a number on his wealth was a struggle to describe. A Time report said his pilgrimage to Mecca cost so much, that it caused a currency crisis in Europe.
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Mansa Musa (1280–1337 AD) | Country: Mali | The king of Timbuktu was the largest producer of gold in the world—at a time which gold was in especially high demand. Accounts suggest that he was so rich, that putting a number on his wealth was a struggle to describe. A Time report said his pilgrimage to Mecca cost so much, that it caused a currency crisis in Europe.
Augustus Caesar (63 BC–14 AD) | Country: Rome | Wealth: USD 4.6 trillion According to a Time article, Caesar’s Rome was 25% to 30% of the world’s economic output at the time. He even was stated to have personal wealth close to one-fifth of the empire’s economy. This would be USD 4.6 trillion in 2014..
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Augustus Caesar (63 BC–14 AD) | Country: Rome | Wealth: USD 4.6 trillion According to a Time article, Caesar’s Rome was 25% to 30% of the world’s economic output at the time. He even was stated to have personal wealth close to one-fifth of the empire’s economy. This would be USD 4.6 trillion in 2014..
Emperor Shenzong | (1048–1085 AD) | Country: China | This emperor was of the Song Dynasty — a dynasty that had between 25 and 30 percent of the world’s economic output in its prime years. The highly centralized system of rule, couple with an efficient tax system meant that Emperor Shenzong was one of the wealthiest rulers in the world.
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Emperor Shenzong | (1048–1085 AD) | Country: China | This emperor was of the Song Dynasty — a dynasty that had between 25 and 30 percent of the world’s economic output in its prime years. The highly centralized system of rule, couple with an efficient tax system meant that Emperor Shenzong was one of the wealthiest rulers in the world.
Akbar | (1542–1605 AD) | Country: India | The greatest emperor of India’s Mughal dynasty at one time had a quarter of the global economic output, attributed to a collection of taxes. Speculations state that India’s wealth was equivalent to Elizabethan England.
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Akbar | (1542–1605 AD) | Country: India | The greatest emperor of India’s Mughal dynasty at one time had a quarter of the global economic output, attributed to a collection of taxes. Speculations state that India’s wealth was equivalent to Elizabethan England.
Joseph Stalin | (1878–1953 AD) | Country: USSR | While the leader of the USSR at the time could not be attributed to having that much personal wealth, he was handling 9.6 percent of the global GDP by taking up the affairs of the USSR, which amounts to USD 7.85 trillion dollars.
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Joseph Stalin | (1878–1953 AD) | Country: USSR | While the leader of the USSR at the time could not be attributed to having that much personal wealth, he was handling 9.6 percent of the global GDP by taking up the affairs of the USSR, which amounts to USD 7.85 trillion dollars.
Andrew Carnegie | (1835–1919 AD) | Country: USA | Carnegie could well be the richest American of all time. The Scottish immigrant, who had sold his company US Steel to JP Morgan in 1901 for USD 480 million, could be sitting on as much as USD 372 billion in terms of 2014. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Andrew Carnegie | (1835–1919 AD) | Country: USA | Carnegie could well be the richest American of all time. The Scottish immigrant, who had sold his company US Steel to JP Morgan in 1901 for USD 480 million, could be sitting on as much as USD 372 billion in terms of 2014. (Wikimedia Commons)
John D. Rockefeller | (1839–1937 AD) | Country: United States | Rockefeller was the oil baron of the times. His Standard Oil company was running 90 percent of the America’s pipelines, which amounted to USD 357 billion in today’s numbers.
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John D. Rockefeller | (1839–1937 AD) | Country: United States | Rockefeller was the oil baron of the times. His Standard Oil company was running 90 percent of the America’s pipelines, which amounted to USD 357 billion in today’s numbers.
Alan Rufus | (1040–1093 AD) | Country: England | USD 203 billion | The nephew of William the Conqueror, Rufus amassed a sum of £11,000, which was 7 percent of England’s GDP at the time. That would amount to USD 203 billion in 2018 dollars.
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Alan Rufus | (1040–1093 AD) | Country: England | USD 203 billion | The nephew of William the Conqueror, Rufus amassed a sum of £11,000, which was 7 percent of England’s GDP at the time. That would amount to USD 203 billion in 2018 dollars.
Jeff Bezos | (1964 -present AD) |Country: United States | Although Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates occupied the second spot in the original Time report, as Bezos is the richest in the world as of 2018, he replaces Gates on this list. Bezos’ wealth at present is pegged at USD 112 billion. (Image: Reuters
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Jeff Bezos | (1964 -present AD) |Country: United States | Although Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates occupied the second spot in the original Time report, as Bezos is the richest in the world as of 2018, he replaces Gates on this list. Bezos’ wealth at present is pegged at USD 112 billion. (Image: Reuters
Genghis Khan | (1162-1227) | Country: Mongolian Empire | Genghis Khan, known in the public eye as a vicious Mongol marauder, is also one of the most successful leaders of all time. His empire stretched all the way from Europe to China at its peak. Being at the helm of the historically the largest empire in terms of land area puts him at the forefront as one of the wealthiest people. But he built no tomb, mosque or statue in his name, and died in a hut similar to one he was born.
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Genghis Khan | (1162-1227) | Country: Mongolian Empire | Genghis Khan, known in the public eye as a vicious Mongol marauder, is also one of the most successful leaders of all time. His empire stretched all the way from Europe to China at its peak. Being at the helm of the historically the largest empire in terms of land area puts him at the forefront as one of the wealthiest people. But he built no tomb, mosque or statue in his name, and died in a hut similar to one he was born.