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Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder’s wealth $159b, while other royal families wealth is only a fraction compared to these people who lived in ancient times.\u00a0 Rockefeller and Carnegie amassed close to $350 billion, not even half of trillion.\u00a0\u00a0The net worth of Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, is approximately only $3.1 billion according to\u00a0Forbes<\/b>\u00a0as of 5 March 2019<\/p>\n
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Wealth is declining among the rich, in today’s world, and it would take another century to produce the first trillionaire of the modern times. It would take another thousand years to produce a Quadrillionaire.\u00a0<\/strong>We certainly wont see in our lifetime.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let us take a look at the people who held unprecedented wealth in trillions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mansa Musa was the emperor and sultan of\u00a0Malian Empire consisted of territory formerly belonging to the\u00a0Ghana Empire\u00a0in present-day southern\u00a0Mauritania\u00a0and in Mali and the immediate surrounding areas.\u00a0\u00a0During his reign, gold was in substantial demand and\u00a0Mali may have been the largest producer of\u00a0gold\u00a0in the world bringing him immeasurable wealth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musa was a devoted muslim and he would build new mosque every friday<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musa embarked on a pilgrimage to Meccah between 1324 and 1325, taking with him 60,000 men, all wearing\u00a0brocade\u00a0and Persian silk,\u00a0 12,000\u00a0slaves, who each carried 1.8\u00a0kg (4\u00a0lb) of gold bars, and heralds dressed in silks, who bore gold staffs, organized horses, and handled bags and 80\u00a0camels\u00a0which each carried 23\u2013136\u00a0kg (50\u2013300\u00a0lb) of gold dust. Musa provided all necessities for the procession, feeding the entire company of men and animals.\u00a0 Musa gave the gold to the poor he met along his route.\u00a0 Musa not only gave to the cities he passed on the way to\u00a0Mecca, including\u00a0Cairo\u00a0and\u00a0Medina, but also traded gold for souvenirs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musa’s generous actions inadvertently devastated the economies of the regions through which he passed. In the cities of Cairo, Medina, and Mecca, the sudden influx of gold devalued the metal for the next decade. Prices on goods and wares greatly inflated. To rectify the gold market, on his way back from Mecca, Musa borrowed all the gold he could carry from money-lenders in Cairo at high interest. This is the only time recorded in history that one man directly controlled the price of gold in the\u00a0Mediterranean<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is recorded that Mansa Musa traveled through the cities of\u00a0Timbuktu\u00a0and\u00a0Gao\u00a0on his way to\u00a0Mecca, and made them a part of his empire when he returned around 1325.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n News of the Malian empire’s city of wealth even traveled across the Mediterranean to southern Europe, where traders from\u00a0Venice,\u00a0Granada, and\u00a0Genoa\u00a0soon added Timbuktu to their maps to trade manufactured goods for gold.\u00a0 Timbuktu soon became a center of trade, culture, and Islam.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While Musa’s palace has since vanished, the university (Sankore) and mosque still stand in Timbuktu today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Mongol empire was one the greatest empires world ever seen, stretching from asia to west until eurasia. Mongols conquered vast stretches of lands (25 square million miles) and controlling silk road,\u00a0 bringing Genghis Khan so much wealth<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Zhau Xu was the sixth\u00a0emperor\u00a0of the\u00a0Song dynasty\u00a0in\u00a0China. His original personal name was\u00a0Zhao Zhongzhen\u00a0but he changed it to “Zhao Xu” after his coronation. He reigned from 1067 until his death in 1085.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The enormous wealth came from technology innovations and efficient reform in collecting taxes.\u00a0 The Song dynasty was the first to use gun powder and first to introduce paper money during the 11th century. The emperor supported modern welfare state in well being of their citizens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Emperor Shenzong died in 1085 at the age of 36 from an unspecified illness and was succeeded by his son,\u00a0Zhao Xu<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Indian emperor conquered hundreds of thousands of square miles of territory and ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent, known as the Mughal Empire from 1556 until 1605. He controlled around 25% of the world’s GDP at the time, which would translate to a staggering $21 trillion today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Mughals lived in luxury rivalled only the Bourbons of France, the Hapsburg of Austria, the Romanov’s of Russia and the emperors of China. So impressed were the British by the wealth of the Mughals, the word “Mughal” entered the English language as a term to describe an all-powerful ruler of industry, films or other endeavour. Some historians even say, Mughals had a GDP per capita, compared to Elizabeth of England<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The seat of power of the Mughal empire<\/a> was the “Peacock Throne.” It had in it background an image of a peacock with an expanded tail wrought in gold and precious stones. A gold divan surmounted by bejewelled peacocks was the symbol of Mughal power and wealth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n During Akbar’s period military\u00a0 innovations in\u00a0cannons,\u00a0fortifications, and the\u00a0use of elephants were introduced.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Roman emperor controlled vast stretches of land throughout the Roman empire controlling many states.\u00a0 His\u00a0 personal fortune was equivalent to 20% of the entire empire’s economy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Caesars wealth peaked when he owned Egypt as part of his personal private property.\u00a0 During his period, Egypt contributed 25-30% of GDP and had some of the best agricultural land.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n During the 18th dynasty egypt was a global superpower both in military and trade.\u00a0 His reign was a period of unprecedented prosperity and artistic splendour, when Egypt reached the peak of its artistic and international power<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amemhotep was lucky, during his reign there where no wars and Egypt’s weapon trade was at an all-time height. He kept all money inside the family so when his mother who controlled most of the wealth died he became head of the family. This gave him literally all land in egypt giving him a total wealth 4 to 6 trillion USD.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The high estimate makes him the wealthiest man in history and the low estimate makes him the second wealthiest after Augustus Caesar (4,2 trillion)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How much is enough? Lets go bit further above trillions<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n These are the pinnacles of extreme wealth. Such wealth cannot be found in earth, unless human venture out to space colonies in search of vast riches.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n1. Mansa Musa<\/h1>\n
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\n \nRank<\/th>\n Name<\/th>\n Title<\/th>\n Net worth<\/th>\n Source of wealth<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum<\/td>\n Dubai\u00a0Sheikh<\/td>\n $31.7\u00a0billion (April 2011)<\/td>\n Chairman of\u00a0the Emirates Group,\u00a0Dubai World,\u00a0Noor Bank,\u00a0DACC, and\u00a0Noor Takaful\u00a0insurance company.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Bhumibol Adulyadej<\/td>\n King of Thailand\u00a0(died 2016)<\/td>\n $30.0\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Investments derived from the\u00a0Bureau of the Crown Property.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Hassanal Bolkiah<\/td>\n Sultan of Brunei<\/td>\n $20.0\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Profits from oil and gas industry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud<\/td>\n King of Saudi Arabia\u00a0(died 2015)<\/td>\n $18.0\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Profits from oil industry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan<\/td>\n President of the United Arab Emirates
\nEmir of Abu Dhabi<\/td>\n$15.0\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Investments from the\u00a0Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Mohammed VI<\/td>\n King of Morocco<\/td>\n $5.7\u00a0billion (2015)<\/td>\n Investments in\u00a0SNI\u00a0and\u00a0Siger Holdings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum<\/td>\n Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
\nEmir Sheikh of Dubai<\/td>\n$4.5\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Majority share of\u00a0Dubai Holding\u00a0and investments from the\u00a0Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Hans Adam II<\/td>\n Prince of Liechtenstein<\/td>\n $3.5\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Holdings in the\u00a0Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani<\/td>\n Emir of Qatar\u00a0(as of 2011, abdicated 2013)<\/td>\n $2.4\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n From various enterprises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n Albert II<\/td>\n Prince of Monaco<\/td>\n $1.0\u00a0billion (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Various enterprises, including\u00a0Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des bains de mer de Monacoand casinos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11<\/td>\n Karim al-Hussayni<\/td>\n Aga Khan IV<\/td>\n $800\u00a0million (July\u00a02010)<\/td>\n From various enterprises, including\u00a0Aga Khan Development Network.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12<\/td>\n Qaboos bin Said al Said<\/td>\n Sultan of Oman<\/td>\n $700\u00a0million (July\u00a02010)<\/td>\n From various enterprises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13<\/td>\n Elizabeth II<\/td>\n Queen of the United Kingdom\u00a0and other\u00a0Commonwealth realms\u00a0(etc..)<\/td>\n $450\u00a0million (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n From property, jewelry and other assets. See\u00a0Finances of the British Royal Family.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 14<\/td>\n Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah<\/td>\n Emir of Kuwait<\/td>\n $350\u00a0million (July\u00a02010)<\/td>\n From various enterprises<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 15<\/td>\n Beatrix<\/td>\n Queen of the Netherlands\u00a0(as of 2011, abdicated 2013)<\/td>\n $200\u00a0million (April\u00a02011)<\/td>\n Holdings in\u00a0Royal Dutch Shell.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 16<\/td>\n Mswati III<\/td>\n King of Swaziland<\/td>\n $100\u00a0million (July\u00a02010)<\/td>\n From various enterprises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Extreme Wealth in Numbers<\/h1>\n