Famous Kings - page 15

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
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej was the longest reigning monarch of Thailand

ThaiDecember 5, 1927120 views

Commodus

Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) was a Roman emperor during the early years of the first millennium

Flavius Odoacer

Flavius Odoacer was a soldier who went on to become the King of Italy

Ancient Roman435464 views

Alexander Severus

Alexander Severus was the last emperor of the Severan dynasty

ItalianOctober 1, 208198 views

Philip I of Castile

Philip I, also called Philip The Handsome, was the first King of Castile from the House of Habsburg

BelgianJuly 22, 1478133 views

Vercingetorix

Vercingetorix was a chieftain of the Arverni tribe, who united all the Gallic tribes and launched a rebellion against Roman forces led by Julius Caesar

French82 BC249 views

Paul I of Russia

Emperor Paul I ruled Russia for a short span of five years from 1796 to 1801

RussianOctober 1, 1754127 views

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was the fourth son and seventh overall child of the King of Greece and Denmark, King George I.

GreekFebruary 2, 1882129 views

Henry I of England

Henry I was the King of England from August 2, 1100 and Duke of Normandy from 1106 till his death

British106873 views

Henry V of England

Henry V was the King of England from 1413 till his demise in 1422

BritishAugust 9, 1386112 views