China is a country with 5,000 years of history, and ancient China dominated the strongest country in the world for a long time, so there were lots of rich people in Chinese history. Here are top 6 richest people in China.
1. Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
Occupation: Conqueror
Source of wealth: Looting
Assets: Almost five million square miles of land
Claim to fame: Lived to humiliate his enemies
If wealth were measured by lands conquered, Genghis Khan would rank as one of the wealthiest people ever. He began his career by uniting feuding Mongol tribes and then went on to seize almost five million square miles covering what is now China, Iran, Iraq, Burma, Vietnam, and most of Korea and Russia. Genghis Khan, whose name means “Universal Ruler,” conquered as much for the sheer fun of it as for the spoils. He rode a horse and slept in a tent. “The greatest joy,” he proclaimed, “is to conquer one’s enemies, to pursue them, to seize their property, to see their families in tears, to ride their horses and to possess their daughters and wives.”
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