Famous Kings - page 13

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
Nicholas II

Nicholas II

Read about the profile, childhood, life and timeline of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland in the biography below.

RussianMay 18, 1868114 views

Akihito

Akihito is the current emperor of Japan

JapaneseDecember 23, 1933115 views

Tiberius

Tiberius was a Roman emperor who ruled for 23 years and was also an accomplished military leader

Ancient Roman120 views

Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan was a Mongol emperor who founded the Yuan dynasty in Mongolia and China

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula was a 15th-century voivode (or prince) of Wallachia

Romanian1431347 views

Juan Carlos I

Juan Carlos I ruled as King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

SpanishJanuary 5, 1938125 views

Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

Philippe I, Duke of Orleans was the King of France from 1610 to 1643

FrenchSeptember 21, 1640115 views

Hirohito

Hirohito was the longest-reigning emperor of Japan, who ruled for over 63 years

JapaneseApril 29, 1901216 views

Charles IX of France

Charles IX was the king of France from 1560 to 1574

FrenchJune 27, 1550145 views

Henry III of France

Henry III of France was the last King of France of the House of Valois

FrenchSeptember 19, 1551115 views