Who was the dirtiest king in the world?

King Edward VII — King of England, 1901–1910
However, he was most commonly known as “Edward the Caresser” and “Dirty Bertie”, thanks to his countless mistresses and numerous sexual relationships.
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Who was the craziest king in history?

The most notorious of all crazy kings and queens, King Vlad of Wallachia (Southern Romania) was so infamously cruel that he surpassed history and became myth - it's said that Bram Stoker's Dracula is based on Vlad, but he's even more terrifying in reality.
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Who was the nicest king in history?

So, even nice emperors can leave nasty ones behind.
  • Æthelstan (king of England, 925–939)
  • Henry VI (king of England, 1422–61; 1470–71)
  • Charles I (king of England and Scotland, 1625–49)
  • George III (king of Great Britain, 1760–1820)
  • Louis XVI (king of France, 1774–92)
  • Frederick III (German emperor, 1888)
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Who is the No 1 king?

1. Emperor Akbar. Emperor Akbar was from the Mughal empire and was one of the greatest monarchs in the history of India. He was born in 1542 to Mughal emperor Humayun and Hamida Banu Begum.
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Who is bravest king in the world?

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  1. Ajatasatru (512-461 BCE) ...
  2. Chandragupta Maurya (340-298 BCE) ...
  3. Ashoka (304-232 BCE) ...
  4. Samudragupta (315-380) ...
  5. Pulakesi II (610-642) ...
  6. Raja Raja Chola I (947-1014) ...
  7. Krishnadevaraya (1471-1529)
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Who was the most cruel king of India?

Ten Cruel Indian Rulers
  • Firuz Shah Tughlaq. As the head of the Tughlaq dynasty, Firuz Shah Tughlaq ruled over the Sultanate of Delhi for 37 years from 1351 to 1388. ...
  • Pushyamitra Shunga. ...
  • Mihirakula. ...
  • Alauddin Khilji. ...
  • Ashoka. ...
  • Tipu Sultan. ...
  • Aurangzeb. ...
  • Shah Jahan.
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Who was the cruelest English king?

Henry VIII of England

Most Brutal Moment: Arguably still a medieval monarch on the edge of the Renaissance, Henry VIII did some pretty awful things. Probably his worst misdeed was engineering the demise of two of his six wives (Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard).
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Who was the cruelest queen?

Queen Isabella co-ruled Spain with King Ferdinand II from 1451 through 1504, and her reign was marked by oppression. The notorious Spanish Inquisition began during her rule, and she was instrumental in the effort to expel Spanish Jews and Muslims from the kingdom.
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Who was the youngest ruler in history?

King Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro Kingdom in Uganda currently holds the spot in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's youngest reigning monarch. A position he took over from Mswati III of Swaziland who became king by 18.
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Is Mughal family still alive?

Originally Answered: Where are the descendants of mughals today ? All are dead. Bahadur Shah's children were killed by the Britishers after the First War of Independence in 1857.
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Was Aurangzeb a good king?

“Aurangzeb was arguably the most powerful and wealthiest ruler of his day. His nearly 50-year reign (1658–1707) had a profound influence on the political landscape of early modern India, and his legacy—real and imagined—continues to loom large in India and Pakistan today.”
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Who is best Mughal ruler?

Humayun's son Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) is often remembered as the greatest of all Mughal emperors.
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Who ruled in India first?

The Mauryan Empire, which formed around 321 B.C.E. and ended in 185 B.C.E., was the first pan-Indian empire, an empire that covered most of the Indian region.
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Who was the most handsome Mughal emperor?

CHENNAI: They say that Shah Jahan was the most handsome of all the Mughal emperors. Portraits of him show an aristocratic nose, a high forehead and eyes far less Mongol than that of his father. He was an accomplished rider and a swordsman.
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What religion was Mughal?

The Mughal Empire (1526–1858)

The emperors all identified themselves as Muslim, patrilineally descended from Timur (1336–1405, a.k.a. Tamerlane), the Sunni Turkish conqueror of Central Asia. Each individual Mughal emperor developed his own religious beliefs and expressions within what he considered true Islam.
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Did Shivaji defeated Aurangzeb?

This war was begun in 1680 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's invasion of the Maratha Enclave in Bijapur, which was established by the Maratha leader Shivaji. After the death of Aurangzeb, Marathas defeated the Mughals in Delhi and Bhopal, and extended their empire up to Peshawar by 1758.
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Who destroyed Mughal Empire?

The Mughal Empire began to decline in the 18th century, during the reign of Muḥammad Shah (1719–48). Much of its territory fell under the control of the Marathas and then the British. The last Mughal emperor, Bahādur Shah II (1837–57), was exiled by the British after his involvement with the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58.
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Which Mughal emperor had only one wife?

Aurangzeb, one of the highest debated Mughal emperors

Unlike other rulers, he only had one wife. He was a devoted worshipper and thus known as Zinda Pir (living saint).
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How did Akbar look like?

The eyes sparkled brightly and were "vibrant like the sea in sunshine." His complexion, sometime, described by the Indian term "wheat-coloured," was dark rather than fair. His face was clean shaven, except for a small, closely trimmed moustache worn in the fashion adopted by young Turks on the verge of manhood.
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Who was the last ruler in India?

Wajid Ali Shah was written out of the history books after his kingdom was annexed in 1856. Some even thought he had been killed during the mutiny the following year. But he lived on in Calcutta where he spent the last thirty years of his life trying to recreate his lost paradise.
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Which Mughal king married his own daughter?

Shahjahan married his daughter Jahanara after the death of his wife Mumtaz Why this is not taught in History about Mughals? SPOT ON! You are 100% correct. They just say Roshanara was favourite of Aurangzeb and Jahanara of Shah Jahan-leaving out he married her also.
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Which king married his own mother?

Oedipus, in Greek mythology, the king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
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How old is India?

India: 2500 BC. Vietnam: 4000 Years Old.
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