have you ever though of the man with the largest amount of cash, wealth and resources in time ? I found out it was an A man from West Africa. Here is a list of the top 25 and bill gate is in it but not in top 10. no woman is on this list. i find it both amazing and disturbing that the richest man in the last 1000 years is from west africa, look at west africa today.... see details here
http://www.toksdam.com/2012/10/17/top-25-richest-of-all-time-1000years-who-are-the-richest-persons-of-all-time-no-woman-on-the-list-and-bill-gate-is-not-in-tope-ten-smell-the-cash/

Interesting.

This especially:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_I_of_Mali

King Mansa Musa

[size=19pt]World's richest man of all time[/size]

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.

Using the annual 2199.6per cent rate of inflation, where $100million in 1913 is equal to $2.299.63billion in 2012, Celebrity Net Worth's list includes familiar names like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett; but sitting at number one is Mansa Musa I of Mali.

The West Africa king, 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.

The list also includes the man who gave America Wal-Mart, another who developed mail-order shopping around 1870, as well as a few nobles who helped with the Norman conquest of England in the Battle of Hastings nearly one thousand years ago.

The Rothschild family, second on the list, are the richest people on earth today with assets that total at least $350billion - their wealth divided amongst mining, banks, private asset management, mixed farming, wine, and charities.

Meanwhile John D Rockefeller, third on the list, is the richest American to have ever lived, worth $340billion in today's USD at the time of his death in 1937.

In comparison, the poorest man on the list is 82-year-old Warren Buffett, who at his peak net worth, before he started giving his fortune to charity, was $64billion.

Mansa Musa I, the richest person in history, had a personal net worth of $400billion at the time of his death in 1331.

Born in 1280, he ruled West Africa's Malian Empire which covered modern day Ghana, Timbuktu and Mali.

His country's production of more than half the world's supply of salt and gold contributed to Musa's vast wealth, which he used to build large mosques that still stand today.

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.

Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=254188

Hmm, didnt know this before.

Kind of interesting though. Mansa Musa was basically your typical African big man, appropriating his nation's wealth for his own (though not using underhanded means like certain others).

Compare this with the Waltons or the Rothchilds.

I think the latter form of wealthiness is more beneficial to society than the former.

Mansa Musa I, (Ruler of Malian Empire, 1280-1331)

[size=18pt]Here’s the full list of the ‘26 richest people of all time[/size]

1. Mansa Musa I, (Ruler of Malian Empire, 1280-1331) $400 billion

2. Rothschild Family (banking dynasty, 1740- ) $350 billion

3. John D Rockefeller (industrialist, 1839-1937) $340 billion

4. Andrew Carnegie (industrialist, 1835-1919) $310 billion

5. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (last Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918) $300 billion

6. Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (last ruler of Hyderabad, 1886-1967) $236 billion

7. William the Conqueror (King of England, 1028-1087) $229.5 billion

8. Muammar Gaddafi (former Libyan leader, 1942-2011) $200 billion

9. Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company founder, 1863-1947) $199 billion

10. Cornelius Vanderbilt (industrialist, 1794-1877) $185 billion

11. Alan Rufus (Fighting companion of William the Conqueror, 1040-1093) $178.65 billion

12. Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft, 1955- ) $136 billion

13. William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey (Norman nobleman, ??-1088) $146.13 billion

14. John Jacob Astor (businessman, 1864-1912) $121 billion

15. Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel (English nobleman, 1306-1376) £118.6 billion

16. John of Gaunt (son of Edward III, 1330-1399) £110 billion

17. Stephen Girard (shipping and banking mogul, 1750-1831) $105 billion

18. Alexander Turney Stewart (entrepreneur, 1803-1876) $90 billion

19. Henry, 1st Duke of Lancaster (English noble, 1310-1361) $85.1 billion

20. Friedrich Weyerhaeuser (timber mogul, 1834-1914) $80 billion

21. Jay Gould (railroad tycoon, 1836-1892) $71 billion

22. Carlos Slim (business magnate, 1940- ) $68 billion

23. Stephen Van Rensselaer (land owner, 1764- 1839) $68 billion

24. Marshall Field (Marshall Field & Company founder, 1834-1906) $66 billion

25. Sam Walton (Walmart founder, 1918-1992) $65billion

26. Warren Buffett (investor, 1930- ) $64billion

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/meet-mansa-musa-i-of-mali--the-richest-human-being-in-all-history-8213453.html

It calls for further research cos the West Africa I have known does not appear to have a footprint of a past glory of such dimension

IBB must be there if Gadaffi is there.

supereagle: IBB must be there if Gadaffi is there.

Libya is/was much wealthier than Nigeria. And he ruled Libya for much longer than IBB did....

supereagle: IBB must be there if Gadaffi is there.

He held most of libya income in his account and majority of libya investments are in his name. Infact during uprising against him and UN sanctioned him he was said to have $100billion in his bunker.
Also libya and Nigeria export the same amount of crude oil as at that time and libya has just 20% of our population.

Techwriter: It calls for further research cos the West Africa I have known does not appear to have a footprint of a past glory of such dimension

its true. Read the book ''when we ruled'' chronicles the wealth of d black race before slavery. Mansa musa made gold cheaper than silver when he went for pilgrimage in mecca for 2 yrs.

ekt_bear: Kind of interesting though. Mansa Musa was basically your typical African big man, appropriating his nation's wealth for his own (though not using underhanded means like certain others).

Compare this with the Waltons or the Rothchilds.

I think the latter form of wealthiness is more beneficial to society than the former.

Seconded.

All of the wealth Iڪ just rubbish, of what use Iڪ so much money if you can't even use soap or sit on a soft armchair, buy the airbus Ǎ̜̣̍Ϟd tour the world, own a private navy Ǎ̜̣̍Ϟd lots more. I am really happy I'm existing now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CslNlXTEts

[size=15pt]Mansa Musa.. the richest man that ever lived
(Video start at 1 minute 25)[/size]

seunfly:

He held most of libya income in his account and majority of libya investments are in his name. Infact during uprising against him and UN sanctioned him he was said to have $100billion in his bunker.
Also libya and Nigeria export the same amount of crude oil as at that time and libya has just 20% of our population.

Little wonder Americas interest. If we weren't already slaves to America, they'd have invaded Naija based on Boko Haram. Ok, back to topic.