Famous Kings - page 16

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
James V of Scotland

James V of Scotland

James V of the House of Stewart was a King of Scotland in the 16th Century

ScottishApril 10, 1512125 views

Bindusara

Bindusara was the second Mauryan Emperor of India who ruled from c

Indian320 BC422 views

Philip II of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon was a king who ruled the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 359 to 336 B.C

Greek382 BC197 views

Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II of Russia was the Emperor of Russia, as well as the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland, who reigned from March 1855 to March 1881

RussianApril 29, 1818139 views

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf is the current King of Sweden

SwedishApril 30, 1946231 views

Pope Alexander VI

Pope Alexander VI was the Spanish-born 214th Pope

ItalianJanuary 1, 1431344 views

Justinian I

Justinian I, also known as ‘Justinian the Great’ and ‘Saint Justinian the Great’, was a Byzantine (East Roman) Emperor

Macedonian482255 views

Philip II of Spain

Philip II was an important Spanish king

SpanishMay 21, 1527216 views

Charles IX

Charles IX was a French King

FrenchJune 27, 1550121 views

Henry III of England

Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was king of England from 1216 until 1272

BritishOctober 1, 1207130 views