Who was the greatest ruler in history?

Here are history's greatest rulers:
  • Caesar. ...
  • Alexander the Great. ...
  • Joseph II. ...
  • Genghis Khan. ...
  • Queen Elizabeth I. ...
  • Charlemagne. ...
  • Napoleon. ...
  • Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and led the country through its greatest internal struggle, the Civil War.
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Who was the wisest ruler in history?

King Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived and also one of the most foolish. God gifted him with unsurpassed wisdom, which Solomon squandered by disobeying God's commandments.
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Who was a good ruler in history?

Good Rulers
  • Augustus Caesar (63 BC-AD 14) – First Emperor of Rome. ...
  • King Canute (995 – 1035) King of England and Denmark. ...
  • Charlemagne (742 – 814) King of the Franks. ...
  • Female leaders – Over 40 female leaders in different fields – Heads of state, monarchy, Presidents and civil rights leaders.
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Who Ruled whole world?

Meet the world's first emperor. King Sargon of Akkad—who legend says was destined to rule—established the world's first empire more than 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
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Who was the most handsome king in history?

11 Handsome Historical Figures
  • Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great. ...
  • Augustus Caesar. Augustus. ...
  • Shah Jahān. Shah Jahān. ...
  • Montezuma. Montezuma II. ...
  • Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Walter Raleigh. ...
  • Lord Byron. Lord Byron. ...
  • Johannes Brahms. Johannes Brahms. ...
  • Shaka. Shaka.
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5 Greatest Historical Rulers of all Time



Who was the most evil king?

King John I may forever be known as a Bad King following that seminal history textbook 1066 and All That, but according to history authors, it is Henry VIII who should bear the title of the worst monarch in history.
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Who is the youngest king in the world?

King Oyo of Uganda currently holds the world record for youngest reigning monarch. Oyo, who leads the Tooro kingdom of Uganda, was crowned in 1995, at age 3. During his coronation, he sat upon a miniature throne playing with toys, pulled off his crown, and crawled away into his mother's lap.
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Who is the prettiest queen in the world?

Queen Rania, Jordan

Jordan Queen Rania al-Abdullah is considered to be one of the most beautiful rulers of the world.
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Who is the most cruel queen in history?

Mary I Viciously Persecuted Protestants, Burning Some 300 At The Stake. Mary I didn't get the nickname "Bloody Mary" for nothing. She was a Catholic queen in a Protestant country, ascending to the throne of England in 1553. She was the first true queen of England, but her short reign only lasted five years.
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Who is the most loved princess in the world?

Top 10 Most Famous Princesses in History
  • #8: Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. ...
  • #7: Caroline, Princess of Hanover. ...
  • #6: Princess Ameerah al-Taweel. ...
  • #4: Masako, Crown Princess of Japan. ...
  • #3: Princess Zhao of Pingyang [aka Princess Pingyang] ...
  • #2: Grace Kelly, Princess Consort of Monaco. ...
  • #1: Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Who is the most educated royal?

Meghan Markle has just been crowned the “most intelligent member of the British royal family,” according to a new study released by Oxford Royale. The education company looked at the academic backgrounds of each family member, using quantifiable factors like high school performances and where they attended college.
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Who was youngest queen?

Youngest. The youngest British monarch at the start of her reign was Mary, Queen of Scots, who became queen aged 6 days in 1542.
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Who is the oldest queen in the world?

Queen Elizabeth II became the world's oldest monarch on 23 January 2015, aged 88 years 277 and days, following the death of His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Saudi Arabia), who died at the age of 90.
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Who was the first king of England?

The first king of all of England was Athelstan (895-939 AD) of the House of Wessex, grandson of Alfred the Great and 30th great-granduncle to Queen Elizabeth II. The Anglo-Saxon king defeated the last of the Viking invaders and consolidated Britain, ruling from 925-939 AD.
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Who is the best warrior in history?

GREATEST WARRIORS OF ALL TIME
  1. ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Known as one of the greatest warriors ever, Alexander the Great was a renowned king too in an ancient Greek town. ...
  2. SPARTACUS. ...
  3. ASHOKA. ...
  4. JULIUS CAESAR. ...
  5. MAHARANA PRATAP. ...
  6. RICHARD THE LIONHEART. ...
  7. LEONIDAS OF SPARTA.
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Who Ruled 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. It spanned across central and northern India as well as over parts of modern-day Iran.
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Who Ruled India most?

Chandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan dynasty which is the largest empire in Indian history. King Ashoka is considered to be one of the greates ruler of India. He expanded the reign of Maurya dynasty in most of Indian continent.
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What was biggest empire ever?

The Mongol Empire existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and it is recognized as being the largest contiguous land empire in history.
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Who almost ruled the world?

But for Genghis Khan, it was just the start. Over the course of the century, he and his successors built the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world, a 12-million-square-mile swathe of land that stretched from the Sea of Japan to the grasslands of Hungary in the heart of Europe.
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