Famous Kings - page 11

The Most Famous Kings

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
Harshavardhana

Harshavardhana

Harshavardhana was an Indian emperor who ruled over a large empire in northern India from 606 to 647

Indian590127 views

Ashoka

Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty and ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent

Indian304 BC716 views

Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI was an 18th century monarch of France, who was executed later

FrenchAugust 23, 1754122 views

Claudius

Claudius was a Roman emperor who made Britain a province of the Roman Empire

Ancient Roman194 views

George III of the United Kingdom

George William Frederick is famous as King George III, and is one of the most influential royal figures in British history

BritishJune 4, 1738131 views

Saladin

Saladin is the first ruler and founder of the ‘Ayyubid Dynasty’, and the famous Sultan of Egypt

Egyptian1137259 views

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan is the one of the most famous emperors in history, who founded the Mongol empire

Mongolian1162208 views

Sisavang Vatthana

Sisavang Vatthana was the second and last King of the Kingdom of Laos before being overthrown by the communist regime

LaotianNovember 13, 1907225 views

Norodom Sihanouk

Norodom Sihanouk was the King of Cambodia and also the first Prime Minister of the nation

CambodianOctober 31, 1922125 views

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 and the third wealthiest head of state in the world