Famous Kings - page 2

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
Shaka

Shaka

Shaka kaSnzangakhona was an influential Zulu tribal monarch

South African1787199 views

Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga was one of the most controversial and powerful ‘Daimyos’ (feudal lords) of Japan who ruled in the late 16th century

JapaneseJune 23, 1534198 views

John, King of England

John, the treacherous king of England, was one of the most controversial monarchs in the nation’s history

BritishDecember 24, 1166149 views

Hadrian

Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138

ItalianJanuary 24, 1976167 views

Augustus

Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor

Ancient Roman392 views

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

Jigme Singye Wangchuck was the King of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 to 2006

BhutaneseNovember 11, 1955169 views

Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972

NepaliJune 11, 1920199 views

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the king of Nepal from 2001 to 2008

NepaliJuly 7, 1947323 views

Jung Bahadur Rana

Maharaja Jung Bahadur Rana was Prime Minister and virtual ruler of Nepal for approximately more than three decades between 1846 and 1877

NepaliJune 18, 1816366 views

Birendra of Nepal

King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the 11th king of Nepal

NepaliDecember 28, 1945254 views