Who was the most powerful ruler in history?

Henry Kissinger Picks The Seven Most Powerful People In History
  • No. 1: Julius Caesar (100 B.C.-44 B.C.) ...
  • No. 2: Qin Shi Huang (259 B.C.-210 B.C.) ...
  • No. 3: Peter the Great (1672-1725) ...
  • No. 4: Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) ...
  • No. 5: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) ...
  • No. 6: Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) ...
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Who was the greatest ruler in history?

1. Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
  • Pharaoh Thutmose III of Egypt (1479-1425 BC)
  • Ashoka The Great (304-232 BC)
  • King Henry VIII of England (1491-1547)
  • King Tamerlane (1336-1405)
  • Attila the Hun (406-453)
  • King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715)
  • Alexander The Great (356-323 BC)
  • Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
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Who was the most powerful ruler of the ancient world?

Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history's greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen.
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Who is the No 1 ruler in the world?

1. Genghis Khan. What is this? Born under the name of Temujin, Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior and ruler who went on to create the largest empire in the world – the Mongol Empire.
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Who was the strongest king of all time?

Under his rule, the Mongol armies pillaged and conquered from the Adriatic Sea to the Pacific coast of China. He is considered a military genius whose great success was due in part to organization, mobility, and brutality. In addition to revolutionizing warfare, Genghis Khan presided over the largest empire in history.
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Who is the undefeated ruler in history?

Alexander the Great conquered an empire that stretched from the Balkans to the region today called Pakistan. He also fought on the front lines of every battle. He conquered Persia, India, and Egypt, among others while managing to remain undefeated.
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Who is the real king of the world?

Throughout scripture, it is made clear that the Abrahamic deity is not supposed to be the God simply of a small tribe in Palestine, but the God of the entire world. In the Book of Psalms, God's universal kingship is repeatedly mentioned; for example, Psalms 47:2 refers to God as the "great King over all the earth."
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Who won the whole world?

Alexander, the great Macedonian emperor, is known to have conquered the world. Though his intention was to win Persia first. According to the ancient Greeks, his empire consisted of most parts of the world among which the Macedonian empire was the greatest of all.
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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 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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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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Which king has biggest empire?

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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Which language is king of world?

English as the King and Queen of Languages.
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What was the first empire in history?

Sumer was the world's first known empire, and the site of the first cities and social hierarchies. Despite its legacy being lost to history for over two thousand years, many aspects of Sumerian culture are still with us.
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Who was the smartest king in the world?

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. Some of Solomon's most famous achievements were his building projects, particularly the temple in Jerusalem.
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Who is the poorest royal family?

Spain's King Felipe VI has revealed himself to be one of the poorest monarchs in the world, after he published details of his own wealth to distance himself from corruption scandals in the royal family.
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Which king is never defeated?

During his 20 years of military course, Peshwa Bajirao I was never beaten in a battle and had always rejoiced victory. He is one of the three Generals in the history of the world who never lost a battle.
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Who Ruled India most?

The Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE) unified most of the Indian subcontinent into one state, and was the largest empire ever to exist on the Indian subcontinent. At its greatest extent, the Mauryan Empire stretched to the north up to the natural boundaries of the Himalayas and to the east into what is now Assam.
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Who defeated the Roman Empire?

The fall of Rome was completed in 476, when the German chieftain Odoacer deposed the last Roman emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus.
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What was the last empire to exist?

In a sense, the end of World War II saw the rise of what we might call the Soviet Empire. Some people call it the world's last real empire. The Soviet Union was so huge in its area, its population, its resources, and armed power that it dwarfed the rest of Eastern Europe.
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How old is India?

India: 2500 BC. Vietnam: 4000 Years Old.
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