Famous Emperors - page 6

The Most Famous Emperors

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Sundiata KeitaAugust 20, 1217Central AfricanSundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali Empire in West Africa
Ashoka304 BCIndianAshoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty and ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent
Murad IVJuly 26, 1612TurkishMurad IV was one of the mighty Sultans in the history of the Ottoman Empire
Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaAugust 1, 1924Saudi ArabianAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 and the third wealthiest head of state in the world
Xerxes I519 BCIranianXerxes I (Xerxes the Great) was the fourth and the most famous king of the Archaemenid dynasty of Persia
Sargon of Akkad2340 BCIraqiSargon of Akkad, also called ‘Sargon the Great’, ‘Sarru-Kan’ and ‘Shar-Gani-Sharri’, was the founder and first king of the Akkadian Empire
Gia LongFebruary 8, 1762VietnameseGia Long was the first emperor of the Nguyen dynasty as well as the founding father of the modern nation of Vietnam
Flavius Odoacer435Ancient RomanFlavius Odoacer was a soldier who went on to become the King of Italy
Suleiman The MagnificentNovember 6, 1494TurkishSuleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the tenth and longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Bindusara320 BCIndianBindusara was the second Mauryan Emperor of India who ruled from c
Louis XIV of France

Louis XIV of France

Louis XIV of France ruled as the King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715

Domitian

Domitian was the last Roman emperor of the Flavian dynasty who ruled from 81 to 96 AD

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian was the Holy Roman Emperor who served as the King of Germany, Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia

HungarianJuly 31, 1527108 views

Moctezuma II

Montezuma II was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire who ruled from 1502 to 1520

Mexican1466212 views

Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

Francis I served as the Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1740s until his death in 1765

GermanDecember 8, 170896 views

Emperor Yang of Sui

Yangdi, also known as Emperor Yang of Sui, was the second emperor of China's Sui dynasty

Chinese56986 views

Mary II of England

Mary II served as the joint sovereign of England, Scotland and Ireland along with her husband, William II

BritishApril 30, 1662110 views

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph II was the Holy Roman Emperor of the Austrian Habsburg dominion from 1765 to 1790

HungarianMarch 13, 1741104 views

Leopold II of Belgium

Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State

BelgianApril 9, 1835111 views

Emperor Wu of Han

Wudi was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China, ruling from 141–87 BC

Chinese102 views