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What are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss? (lemmy.ml)

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Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

King Mansu Musa was incredibly rich and when he went on hajj to mecca he spent much of his gold in Egypt causing a massive inflation. On his way back to Mali this has caused him needing to spend much more this time on his route through Egypt which is why he needed loans from merchants.

Dunno if this could be considered a big loss?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Whether many of the answers here count as a blunder or not, I'd like to say that I got way more replies than I expected and came to know about a lot of stuff I would have never heard otherwise. Thanks for sharing.