Was a Muslim the wealthiest person in all of history?

Have a look at the world's richest people of all time

Ever wondered who the richest man in history was? A new ranking compiled by Time Magazine based on hours of interviews with academics, economists and historians does exactly that. Although they do admit that the list is highly debatable. In any case, lets have a look at some of the wealthiest chaps on the list:



10) Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan is known as one of the most effective leaders of the Mongolian Empire who lived from 1162-1227. He had lots of land, but not much else.

9) Bill Gates

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Bill Gates, a US citizen and the founder of Microsoft, has a net worth at $78.9 billion, according to Forbes estimates.

8) Alan Rufus (aka Alan the Red)

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Alan the Red was the nephew of England's William the Conqueror. According to today's standards, his wealth amounted to $194 billion.

7) John D Rockefeller

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John D Rockefeller’s standard oil company “controlled 90% of American oil production” in the 1880s. The New York Times obituary stated that he had a net worth of $1.5 billion according to a 1918 federal income tax return which in 2014 amounted to $341 billion.

6) Andrew Carnegie

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Andrew Carnegie, another US citizen, may be the richest man of all time. In 1901, the Scottish immigrant sold his US steel company to JP Morgan for $480 million, which was equivalent to $372 billion in 2014.



5) Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin, dictator and ruler during the Soviet Union, had control of a nation with 9.6% of Global GDP.

4) Akbar I

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Akbar I, the greatest emperor of the Mughal dynasty, was the ruled an empire with 25% of global GDP.



3) Emperor Shenzong

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Emperor Shenzong ruled China’s Song Dynasty with 25% to 30% of global GDP, according to Professor Ronald A. Edwards, a Chinese economic historian of the Song Dynasty at Tamkang University.

2) Augustus Caesar

Augustus Caesar lived from 63 BC to 14 AD and had a net worth of $4.6 trillion dollars. According to history professor Ian Morris, “Augustus personally owned all of Egypt.”

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1) Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa, the king of Timbuktu lived from 1280-1337. According to Times, he was richer than anyone could describe. Rudolph Ware, an associate professor of history at the University of Michigan, said, “This is the richest guy anyone has ever seen, that’s the point.”

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This article originally appeared on Time.