Famous Kings - page 12

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
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco was one of the longest reigning monarchs in European history

MonacanMay 31, 1923189 views

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

CambodianMay 14, 1953220 views

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

FrenchMarch 14, 1958136 views

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the Last Shah of Iran who introduced many reforms to foster economic developments in the country

IranianOctober 26, 1919132 views

Louis Bonaparte

Louis Bonaparte was the brother of Napoleon I and the king of Holland

FrenchSeptember 2, 1778122 views

Louis The Pious

Louis the Pious was the King of Aquitaine from 781

FrenchApril 16, 778116 views

King Hussein of Jordan

King Hussein was the King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999

JordanianNovember 14, 1935111 views

Akhenaten

Akhenaten was an Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC

Egyptian153 views

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of India

IndianOctober 24, 1775174 views