swap_horiz King Robert I the Bruce Alternatives

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Emperor Charlemagne

Charlemagne was king of the Franks from 768, king of the Lombards from 774, and emperor from 800 until his death in 814....

Medieval Frankish 8TH Century Carolingian

9.2 Excellent

2

Emperor Taizong of Tang

Emperor Taizong was the second emperor of China's Tang dynasty, reigning from 626 to 649 after helping his father establ...

Military Tang Chinese Golden Age

9.2 Excellent

3

Emperor Akbar the Great

Akbar was the third Mughal emperor, ruling from 1556 to 1605 and extending Mughal authority across much of northern and...

Golden Age 16TH Century Mughal Timurid

9.2 Excellent

4

Emperor Ashoka the Great

Ashoka was the third ruler of the Maurya Empire, reigning over much of the Indian subcontinent from about 268 to 232 BCE...

Indian Buddhist Reformer 3RD Century Bc

9.2 Excellent

5

Emperor Augustus Caesar

Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and later known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor, ruling from 27 BCE until 14 CE....

Roman First Emperor Founder Julio Claudian

9.2 Excellent

6

King Sejong the Great

King Sejong the Great ruled Korea's Joseon dynasty from 1418 to 1450. He sponsored the creation of Hangul, promulgated i...

Korean Golden Age Joseon 15TH Century

9.2 Excellent

7

Emperor Yongle

The Yongle Emperor was the third emperor of China's Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424 after taking the throne fro...

Expansion Chinese 14TH Century Forbidden City

8.3 Great

8

Mansa Musa I

Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire in West Africa during the fourteenth century, commonly dated from about 1312 to 1337. H...

African 14TH Century Pilgrim Mali Empire

8.3 Great

9

King Władysław II Jagiełło

Władysław II Jagiełło was grand duke of Lithuania and king of Poland from 1386 to 1434. Born Jogaila, he accepted Cathol...

Polish Union 14TH Century Jagiellonian

8.0 Great

10

King Edward III

King Edward III (1312–1377) ruled England from 1327 and initiated the Hundred Years' War with France in 1337 by claiming...

Medieval English 14TH Century Plantagenet

7.7 Good

11

King Taejo of Joseon

Taejo of Joseon, born Yi Seong-gye, was a Korean military commander who overthrew the Goryeo order and founded the Joseo...

Korean Dynasty Founder Joseon

7.6 Good

12

Timur (Tamerlane)

Timur, also known in European sources as Tamerlane, was a Central Asian conqueror who lived from 1336 to 1405 and founde...

Central Asian 14TH Century Timurid Conqueror

7.3 Good

13

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

14

King James IV of Scotland

James IV was King of Scots from 1488 until his death in 1513 and a member of the Stewart dynasty. His reign strengthened...

Renaissance Scottish 15TH Century Stuart

7.0 Good

15

King Llywelyn ap Gruffudd

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was prince of Gwynedd and the leading native Welsh ruler of the 13th century. The Treaty of Montgom...

Welsh Independence 13TH Century Gwynedd

7.0 Good

16

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

17

King Macbeth of Scotland

Macbeth was a medieval ruler of the Scottish kingdom of Alba who became king after Duncan I was killed in battle in 1040...

Medieval Scottish Shakespeare 11TH Century

6.6 Fair

18

King Norodom Sihanouk

Norodom Sihanouk was a Cambodian monarch and political leader who lived from 1922 to 2012. He was king from 1941 to 1955...

20TH Century Independence Cambodian Norodom

6.2 Fair

19

Queen Mary Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots was monarch of Scotland from 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. She was also queen consort o...

Catholic Scottish 16TH Century Stuart

5.5 Mediocre

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King Edward II of England

Edward II was king of England from 1307 until his deposition in 1327. His reign was marked by conflict with magnates, de...

English 14TH Century Plantagenet Deposed

3.6 Poor