swap_horiz Mansa Musa I Alternatives

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Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death in 1603, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. H...

Renaissance English Tudor 16TH Century

9.2 Excellent

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

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

King Robert I the Bruce

Robert I, commonly called Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329 and a central leader in...

Scottish Independence 14TH Century Bruce

8.6 Great

8

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

9

Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita was a 13th-century ruler remembered as the founder of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Oral traditions des...

African Founder 13TH Century Lion King

8.3 Great

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

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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

15

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

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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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King Letsie III

Letsie III has been king of Lesotho since 1996 and is the constitutional monarch of the southern African kingdom. He suc...

21ST Century African Current Mosotho

5.9 Mediocre

18

King Mohammed VI

Mohammed VI has been King of Morocco since July 1999, when he succeeded his father, Hassan II. As monarch, he has suppor...

21ST Century Moroccan African Current

5.8 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

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King Mswati III

Mswati III (born 1968) has reigned over the southern African kingdom of Eswatini since being crowned in 1986 at age 18,...

21ST Century African Current Swazi

2.3 Poor