Famous Kings - page 8

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
Richard III of England

Richard III of England

Richard III, the King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty

BritishOctober 2, 1452117 views

Richard II of England

Richard II was the King of England from 1377 to 1399

FrenchJanuary 6, 1367117 views

Ramesses II

Ramesses the Great was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Egyptian1303 BC179 views

Edward VII

Edward VII was the King of United Kingdom

BritishNovember 9, 1841116 views

Edward VI of England

Edward VI served as the King of England, from 1547 until his death in 1553

BritishOctober 12, 1537276 views

Richard I of England

Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was the King of England from 1189 to 1199

Charles I of England

Charles I of England was the king of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

BritishNovember 19, 1600107 views

Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I was the Queen of England whose reign of 45 years is popularly referred to as the Elizabethan Era

Edward IV of England

Edward IV was the first Yorkist King of England

BritishApril 28, 1442126 views

Edward II of England

Edward II was the King of England who was largely unpopular due to his favouritism and lack of military skills

BritishApril 25, 1284121 views