swap_horiz Emperor Meiji Alternatives

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Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte

Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769–1821) rose from Corsican-born general to Emperor of the French in 1804, conquered muc...

French 19TH Century Revolutionary Conqueror

8.5 Great

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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901, a reign...

19TH Century British Empress Commonwealth

8.2 Great

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Emperor Menelik II

Menelik II was emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and had previously ruled Shewa as king. During his reign Ethiopia e...

19TH Century Ethiopian Modernizer Solomonic

8.1 Great

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Moshoeshoe I

Moshoeshoe I was the founder of the Basotho kingdom and the central figure in the formation of modern Lesotho during the...

19TH Century African Founder Lesotho

8.0 Great

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Emperor Pedro II of Brazil

Pedro II was the second and last emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 until a military coup replaced the monarchy with...

Longest Reign 19TH Century Abolition Brazilian

7.9 Good

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Emperor Akihito (Heisei)

Akihito was emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019, and his reign is identified with the Heisei era. He...

Japanese Pacifist 20TH Century Yamato

7.6 Good

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King Victor Emmanuel II

Victor Emmanuel II was king of Sardinia from 1849 and became the first king of a unified Italy in 1861, retaining his re...

Italian 19TH Century Unification Savoy

7.6 Good

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Tsar Alexander II

Alexander II was emperor of Russia from 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He is chiefly associated with the Emancipa...

Russian 19TH Century Romanov Assassinated

7.5 Good

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King Shaka

Shaka was king of the Zulu from about 1816 until his assassination in 1828 and played a central role in expanding a smal...

19TH Century Zulu Warrior African

7.4 Good

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King Carol I of Romania

Carol I was the ruler of Romania from 1866 to 1914, first as prince and, from 1881, as the country's first king. A membe...

19TH Century Founder Independence Romanian

7.3 Good

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Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia

Yohannes IV (1837-1889) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 until his death and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His rei...

19TH Century Warrior Ethiopian Solomonic

7.1 Good

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Emperor Naruhito

Naruhito is the emperor of Japan and the 126th person recognized in the traditional order of succession to the Chrysanth...

Japanese 21ST Century Asian Current

7.0 Good

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King Edward VII

King Edward VII (1841–1910) was the eldest son of Queen Victoria who reigned from 1901 and lent his name to the Edwardia...

19TH Century British Edwardian Commonwealth

7.0 Good

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Emperor Pedro I of Brazil

Pedro I (1798-1834) was the first emperor of Brazil and a member of the House of Braganza. As Portuguese rule in Brazil...

19TH Century Brazilian Founder Independence

7.0 Good

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King Cetshwayo

Cetshwayo kaMpande was king of the Zulu kingdom from 1872 until its defeat by Britain in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His...

19TH Century Zulu African Anglo Zulu War

6.8 Fair

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Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia

Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, born Kassa Hailu around 1818, ruled as emperor from 1855 until 1868. He pursued the pol...

19TH Century Ethiopian Suicide Modernizer

6.7 Fair

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King Alfonso XII of Spain

Alfonso XII was king of Spain from 1874 until his death in 1885 and the son of Queen Isabella II. His return to the thro...

Spanish 19TH Century Restoration Bourbon

6.6 Fair

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Emperor Taisho

Emperor Taisho was the posthumous name of Yoshihito, the 123rd emperor of Japan, who reigned from 1912 until his death i...

Japanese 20TH Century Democracy Yamato

6.0 Fair

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Emperor Hirohito (Showa)

Emperor Showa was the imperial name used for Hirohito, who reigned as emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989. His reign incl...

Wwii Japanese 20TH Century Yamato

4.9 Poor

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Emperor Hirohito

Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, was emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. His reign covered...

Japanese 20TH Century Showa Post Wwii

4.9 Poor