equaled his value in gold and diamonds. Some sold their land for them. sprang from
wars and battles. Use it as a precious coin. He walked
Mahatma Gandhi for twenty-four consecutive days? And the richest man
in history it was traded. Believe it or not. But we are talking about salt.
let us tell you the details. gold vs salt Salt was and still is
a necessary substance for the human body. And while it is one of the cheapest materials in the world,
and most of them are available, but in ancient times the opposite was
Completely. Especially before mankind invented the method of evaporating sea water,
to obtain salt. There was only rock salt. And it was
extracted like gold from the hollows of the mountains. But in its days it was more expensive than gold,
The need for him was greater. Because it was constantly consumed to get
it. There was also a problem that such an element had
, and the important thing is that it costs more when transporting large quantities, which results in an increase in
in its price. As a result, salt is often replaced by gold powder.
sometimes other goods in remote areas. Pieces have also been used
amount of salt is most prominent as a currency in some business transactions. So that
settlers coming from the Native Americans who bought plots of land full of land and
in gold metal with bags of salt. In the sixteenth century AD
whoever controlled the salt trade also controlled the gold trade. It was
both of the main economic pillars of the various empires, the
West Africa. The salt mines of Adjil in the desert were a famous source
salt. The Ghana Empire also monopolized the salt trade in the sixteenth century,
to the thirteenth century AD. The Sanhaja Berbers took control of the salt mines in order
Ulil and Ghaza in the tenth century. This trade was also active, with
the Ma Li Empire. And in the desert mineral cities such as Taghaza.
salt was a very abundant commodity. Even rock salt slabs were used in
building houses. Gandhi frees India with salt. One thousand eight hundred
and eight and five legends of Great Britain were able to subdue the quasi
the Indian continent and put it under the authority of its colonial rule. A small
laws that Britain took advantage of the Indians to impose a law on
Monopolizing the extraction and sale of salt. A tax was imposed on the consumption of salt,
and a prison sentence for anyone who violates the law. To launch Mahatma Gandhi
in response to British colonialism a march called the Salt March. Led
in which Gandhi gathered in the city of Ahmedabad in central India. Heading towards the
city ​​of Dandy on the coast of the Arabian Sea? Traveling a distance of four hundred kilometers
in twenty-four days. Not for recreation or hunting, but for the
salt. Gandhi was accompanied by dozens of his students and disciples of various sizes
areas and stripes. To form this march an important hinge and a strong link,
in the history of India. When the march reached its destination, Gandhi seized a pinch of
sea ​​salt is thrown into the air. releasing his immortal motto, “Indians,
make salt.” But this salt
will not surrender voluntarily. To write that moment the beginning of the decline of colonialism
British India. The most surprising and shocking thing is that the richest
rich of mankind, the first Moses. He is an African Muslim king who lived in the centuries
Central. The richest man in history until today, based on a study prepared
and published by a website. He did not own banks or oil wells, but was just a salt merchant.
Did you ever imagine that these white atoms had that
historical value. And what do you think about the state of urgency among the present
and the past?