Famous Kings - page 12
The Most Famous Kings | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Sundiata Keita | August 20, 1217 | Central African | Sundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali Empire in West Africa |
Ashoka | 304 BC | Indian | Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty and ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent |
Murad IV | July 26, 1612 | Turkish | Murad IV was one of the mighty Sultans in the history of the Ottoman Empire |
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | August 1, 1924 | Saudi Arabian | 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 |
Xerxes I | 519 BC | Iranian | Xerxes I (Xerxes the Great) was the fourth and the most famous king of the Archaemenid dynasty of Persia |
Sargon of Akkad | 2340 BC | Iraqi | Sargon of Akkad, also called ‘Sargon the Great’, ‘Sarru-Kan’ and ‘Shar-Gani-Sharri’, was the founder and first king of the Akkadian Empire |
Gia Long | February 8, 1762 | Vietnamese | Gia Long was the first emperor of the Nguyen dynasty as well as the founding father of the modern nation of Vietnam |
Flavius Odoacer | 435 | Ancient Roman | Flavius Odoacer was a soldier who went on to become the King of Italy |
Suleiman The Magnificent | November 6, 1494 | Turkish | Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the tenth and longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
Bindusara | 320 BC | Indian | Bindusara was the second Mauryan Emperor of India who ruled from c |
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco was one of the longest reigning monarchs in European history
Norodom Sihamoni
Norodom Sihamoni is the present King of Cambodia, who is famous for his efforts to promote fine arts and culture in his country
Gia Long
Gia Long was the first emperor of the Nguyen dynasty as well as the founding father of the modern nation of Vietnam
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Prince Albert II is the reigning monarch of the principality of Monaco
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the Last Shah of Iran who introduced many reforms to foster economic developments in the country
Louis Bonaparte
Louis Bonaparte was the brother of Napoleon I and the king of Holland
King Hussein of Jordan
King Hussein was the King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of India