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Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:04pm On Jan 08, 2017
* Cornelius Vanderbilt (215 billion dollars)

He was an American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.

He died on January 4th, 1877.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:09pm On Jan 08, 2017
* Henry Ford (188 billion dollars)

He founded Ford Motors and brought automobiles to the masses. He also sponsored the development of the assembly line technique of mass production .


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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:12pm On Jan 08, 2017
* Muammar Gaddafi (200 billion dollars)

Gaddafi is said to have controlled
a vast fortune of $200 billion, amassed during his 42-year rule over Libya. A highly controversial and divisive politician and ruler, Gaddafi was famously overthrown in 2011 during the Libyan civil war, when he was dragged into the streets and killed by revolutionaries.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:17pm On Jan 08, 2017
* Mir Osman Ali Khan (230 billion dollars)

You may never have heard of Mir Osman Ali Khan, but he was without a doubt one of the wealthiest people the world has ever known . As ruler of the 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, overseeing the expansion of education, electricity, and railroads in the region. He died in 1967, survived by his reported 149 children.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:23pm On Jan 08, 2017
* Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov (300 billilon dollars)

Known as Tsar Nicholas II, Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov amassed $300 billion worth of wealth during his tenure. Nicholas II is probably most famous for being the last emperor of Russia before the country fell during the Russian Revolution. Both he and his family were eventually
executed in 1918.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:26pm On Jan 08, 2017
Andrew Carnegie (310 billion dollars)

Andrew Carnegie, an incredibly wealthy and powerful industrialist, came to prominence during the mid-1800s by way of the steel industry. Having been born in Scotland, Carnegie came from a very poor family that entered the United States in the late 1840s. After successfully investing in a number of ventures, Carnegie founded the U.S. Steel Corp., which earned him most of his $310 billion fortune.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:29pm On Jan 08, 2017
John Rockefeller (340 billion dollars)

John D. Rockefeller was an American business magnet, Industrialist and philanthropist, who provided with the major contribution in the oil industry. He was also the co-founder of Standard Oil Company due to which there was a drastic and revolutionary change in petroleum industry. During 40 years of his life time, Rockefeller had property of about $310 billion making him the richest during 18th century.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Larwin(m): 4:31pm On Jan 08, 2017
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by geopreneur(m): 4:33pm On Jan 08, 2017
Mansa Musa (400 billion dollars)

Far and away the richest man to ever walk the face of the Earth was Mansa Musa , or Musa I of Mali. As the reigning emperor of the Mali empire, Musa commanded a fortune worth a jaw-dropping $400 billion. That’s worth more than four times the current richest person in the world, to put things in perspective. Musa was born in 1280 and lived until 1337 as a devout Muslim, constructing numerous educational centers and mosques across Africa, one of which can be seen above, in Timbuktu. Being as that Musa’s reign was so long ago, there are still varying reports about his death and abdication of the throne to his son. However, no one has been able to come even close to the amount of wealth Musa presided over.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Royals1st: 4:57pm On Jan 08, 2017
[quote author=geopreneur post=52639204]* Cornelius Vanderbilt (215 billion dollars)

He was an American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.

He died on January 4th, 1877.[/quote

U see the richest man in the world died and leave every thing that 9ja politician u all we die one day rmb

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by StephenJobs(m): 5:02pm On Jan 08, 2017
Very informative.......thanks for the inform.
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by psucc(m): 5:21pm On Jan 08, 2017
Money, wealth and fame.
Did any have Christ? That's the greatest of all wealth.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by wenebunwo(m): 6:15pm On Jan 08, 2017
You're 100% right

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Asegzy: 6:15pm On Jan 08, 2017
Pablo escobar
The greatest drug kingpin in history grin

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Kendzyma(m): 6:30pm On Jan 08, 2017
Asegzy:
Pablo escobar
The greatest drug kingpin in history grin
he worths just $25billion
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by larryUG(m): 6:36pm On Jan 08, 2017
Kendzyma:
he worths just $25billion
Did I hear u call 25 billion dollars JUST!!!!?

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Zaheertyler(m): 6:58pm On Jan 08, 2017
wow
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by tex25: 6:58pm On Jan 08, 2017
Kudos Op Very informative!
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by durubrian(m): 7:06pm On Jan 08, 2017
psucc:
Money, wealth and fame.

Did any have Christ? That's the greatest of all wealth.

You don carry religious thinking come now... Do you have Christ?


In other news.....

Where are those stupid yahoo boys, wire wire, h money, e money, wf money etc... Okay, I'd wait for LIST OF RICHEST CRIMINALS, naija politicians should make that list too
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by greatdeal1408: 7:07pm On Jan 08, 2017
cry

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Nobody: 7:42pm On Jan 08, 2017
Incomplete without the Jewish bankers named The Rothschild family.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Kendzyma(m): 7:49pm On Jan 08, 2017
larryUG:

Did I hear u call 25 billion dollars JUST!!!!?
compared to others listed above....

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by AfroMighty(m): 7:51pm On Jan 08, 2017
Just remember when you shall close that greedy eyes and never open them, remember the day you shall meet your creator. All the fortunes and wealth left them the moment they died.
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Cutestud(m): 8:00pm On Jan 08, 2017
Mansa Musa? 400 billion quids? It will be interesting to know how his wealth in the 13th/14th century was ascertained and the present dollar rate equivalent cooked up.

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Nobody: 8:22pm On Jan 08, 2017
Is it calculated with current currency rate
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Janyves(m): 8:22pm On Jan 08, 2017
Yeah...... The series titled "THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA" Really got me used to some of those names. Peeps if you haven't watched it.......... Dedicate a weekend and get yourself thrilled and educated. You won't watch that series and not thirst for SUCCESS!!!

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Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Ermacc: 8:53pm On Jan 08, 2017
ricky8996:
Is it calculated with current currency rate
so what was the currency rate then? There is no data to effectively support the op's claim? 400billion is a lot. The source of his wealth wasnt stated.
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by MOSTEC(m): 9:07pm On Jan 08, 2017
Informative and educative,but guess wat !

Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by pwettiejay(f): 9:08pm On Jan 08, 2017
Money must be made
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by Electronzeez(m): 9:19pm On Jan 08, 2017
Janyves:
Yeah...... The series titled "THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA" Really got me used to some of those names. Peeps if you haven't watched it.......... Dedicate a weekend and get yourself thrilled and educated. You won't watch that series and not thirst for SUCCESS!!!


Do you have a link to the movie please...
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by freecocoa(f): 9:36pm On Jan 08, 2017
AfroMighty:
Just remember when you shall close that greedy eyes and never open them, remember the day you shall meet your creator. All the fortunes and wealth left them the moment they died.
Kile eleyi so? undecided
Re: Richest Men In World History And Their Source Of Wealth by rookidmart: 9:38pm On Jan 08, 2017
Augustus Caesar (63 BC – 19 August 14 AD) with "$4.6 trillion" because he "personally owned all of Egypt".
Source: http://time.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time

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