Famous Kings - page 18

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
Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great

Frederick II or Frederick the Great was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786

GermanJanuary 24, 1712255 views

James II of England

James II of England was the second son of King Charles I and Henrietta Maria

BritishOctober 14, 1633133 views

Cyrus the Great

Cyrus the Great was a ruler who founded the First Persian Empire

Iranian590 BC249 views

Charlemagne

Charlemagne was a medieval ruler, who once ruled many parts of Western Europe

GermanApril 2, 742332 views