Who are the five great kings?

This book – 'The Five Great Indian Kings and The Legendary King
Legendary King
A king is considered a "mythological king" if he is included and described in the culture's mythology. Unlike a fictional king, aspects of their lives may have been real and legendary, or that the culture (through legend and story telling) believed to be real.
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Maker' holds the many tales of the five efficient Indian rulers – Maharaja Porus, Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya (350-295 BCE) was the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire in Ancient India who expanded a geographically-extensive kingdom based in Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE.
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, Ashoka the Great, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and Maharana Pratap
Maharana Pratap
Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty.
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, and the greatest ancient Indian teacher – Chanakya.
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Who were the five good kings?

Five Good Emperors, the ancient Roman imperial succession of Nerva (reigned 96–98 ce), Trajan (98–117), Hadrian (117–138), Antoninus Pius (138–161), and Marcus Aurelius (161–180), who presided over the most majestic days of the Roman Empire.
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Who are the 5 emperors?

The Five Emperors may refer to: The Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire who ruled from 96 to 180: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.
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Why were the 5 Good Emperors called that?

An important group of these benevolent leaders, who demonstrated restraint and justice in their actions, was the so-called “five good Emperors.” The five good Emperors were a series of successive rulers who were extraordinarily just, and who chose successors who they believed would follow their example.
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What is the correct order of the Five Good Emperors?

Nerva's reign began the Nervan-Antonine Dynasty, which included what history calls the Five Good Emperors. In order of their reign, they were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.
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Who was emperor when Jesus died?

According to the Gospels, Jesus of Nazareth preached and was executed during the reign of Tiberius, by the authority of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judaea province.
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Who is the greatest emperor of all time?

Unsurprisingly, the title of the “first greatest Roman emperor” goes to Caesar Augustus.
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Who was the nicest Roman emperor?

As well as piety, Antoninus is well known as a Roman emperor for his peaceful approach to imperial management. Whether or not it was a cause or a consequence of his decision never to leave Italy, the period of his reign – from AD 138 to 161 – was the most peaceful in all of Rome's imperial history.
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Who was the most loved Roman emperor?

Here are five of the best of a very mixed bunch.
  • Augustus. Augustus of Prima Porta, 1st century (cropped) ...
  • Trajan 98 – 117 AD. Marcus Ulpius Trajanus (53 –117 AD) is one of consecutive Five Good Emperors, three of whom are listed here. ...
  • Hadrian 117 – 138 AD. ...
  • Marcus Aurelius 161 – 180 AD. ...
  • Aurelian 270 – 275 AD.
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Who is the last Roman emperor?

Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed by Odoacer, a German barbarian who proclaims himself king of Italy.
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Is emperor bigger than a king?

Emperors are generally recognized to be of the highest monarchic honor and rank, surpassing kings.
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What is higher than an emperor?

Historically the power of many Emperors was often less than that of contemporary Kings. For some power of Kings maximum in his kingdom, for others they may be vassels to a greater monarch. Some Kings, such as those in France and Britian ruled over far greater terretories than most Emperors.
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Who was the last of the 5 good emperors?

The end of the 1st century AD witnessed substantial changes in Rome. A new phase in the Empire commenced known among historians as the period of The Five Good Emperors. These emperors are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.
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Who was the kindest British king?

Henry VI (king of England, 1422–61; 1470–71)

In personal terms he seems to have been almost sickeningly pleasant to all around him, which only made him appear weak in the dog-eat-dog world of the English court.
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Who was the most evil king in UK?

1. John I (r. 1199-1216) Nicknamed 'Bad King John', John I acquired a villainous image that has been reproduced time and again in popular culture, including film adaptations of Robin Hood and a play by Shakespeare.
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Who ruled Rome during Jesus time?

When Jesus was born, Caesar Augustus was the emperor of Rome. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar, and he ruled as the emperor of Rome for 45 years. The word "Augustus" means "the exalted". Caesar was not a follower of Christianity, and believed himself to be a god.
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Who defeated the Roman Empire?

In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.
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Who was the coolest Roman?

Readers suggest the 10 best ancient Romans
  • 1 | Gaius Valerius Catullus.
  • 2 | Marcus Aurelius.
  • 3 | Augustus.
  • 4 | Scipio Africanus.
  • 5 | Hadrian.
  • 6 | The Gracchi.
  • 7 | Marcus Licinius Crassus.
  • 8 | Petronius.
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Who is the most respected Roman god?

The three most important gods were Jupiter (protector of the state), Juno (protector of women) and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production).
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Why did Rome fall?

Invasions by Barbarian tribes

The most straightforward theory for Western Rome's collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire's borders.
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Who ruled the entire world?

1) The British Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen. The British Empire covered 13.01 million square miles of land - more than 22% of the earth's landmass.
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What religion was Jesus?

Of course, Jesus was a Jew. He was born of a Jewish mother, in Galilee, a Jewish part of the world. All of his friends, associates, colleagues, disciples, all of them were Jews. He regularly worshipped in Jewish communal worship, what we call synagogues.
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Who died first Jesus or Julius Caesar?

Julius Caesar died first. 2.)
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What religion was the Roman Empire?

The Roman Empire was a primarily polytheistic civilization, which meant that people recognized and worshiped multiple gods and goddesses. Despite the presence of monotheistic religions within the empire, such as Judaism and early Christianity, Romans honored multiple deities.
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