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Re:Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived by yboris on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:17AM (#19359573)
Comparing riches across history is precisely what Branko Mlianovic did: The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality

Really clever stuff: looking at the amount of labor one could buy, etc.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047T869M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?...

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