成吉思汗（Genghis Khan ）(1162-1227)
Occupation: Conqueror
职业： 侵略者
Source of wealth: Looting
财富来源： 战利品
Assets: Almost five million square miles of land
资产： 五百万平方公里的
Claim to fame: Lived to humiliate his enemies
成名原因： 过着羞辱敌人的生活
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."
忽必烈（Kublai Khan）(1215-1294)
Occupation: Conqueror and heir
职业： 侵略者和后嗣
Source of wealth: Inheritance
财富来源： 继承
Assets: Gold and jewels
资产： 黄金和珠宝
Claim to fame: Inspired Xanadu
成名原因： 改革华夏
Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, failed in military campaigns against Japan, Southeast Asia and Indonesia, but he established the Yuan dynasty in China and built a sumptuous court of gilded cane at Ta-tu (now Beijing). Marco Polo marveled at the jeweled splendor of Kublai Khan's summer palace, Shang-tu -- the inspiration for the "Xanadu" of English poet Coleridge's work. Polo was also amazed by the indulgent feasting and hunting, and by Kublai Khan's ships, which were large enough to carry 1,000 men and "made the passengers feel as if they were on dry land." Kublai Khan zealously promoted paper money, forcing its use under penalty of punishment and confiscating everyone else's gold and silver.
刘瑾（Liu Jin） (1452-1510)
Occupation: Court eunuch
职业： 朝廷宦官
Source of wealth: Graft
财富来源： 贪污
Assets: Gold and silver
资产： 黄金和白银
Claim to fame: Inspired morality tales on the danger of greed
成名原因： 在道德激励故事中危险的贪婪
A fabulously wealthy court eunuch of China's Ming dynasty, Liu Jin abused his office to amass a great
fortune. When he was finally executed for treason, he was found to have 12 million ounces of gold and 259 million ounces of silver. By comparison, the treasury of the imperial palace had only 30 million to 70 million ounces of silver when the dynasty fell. However, reports of Liu Jin's wealth might have been grossly exaggerated, since chroniclers used his story to warn what can happen when an imperial
eunuch annoys enough people.
