swap_horiz Pharaoh Ramesses II Alternatives

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King Sejong the Great

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Korean Golden Age Joseon 15TH Century

9.2 Excellent

2

Emperor Pachacuti

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South American Inca Builder 15TH Century

8.9 Great

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Pharaoh Thutmose III

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Warrior Egyptian 18TH Dynasty 15TH Century Bc

8.7 Great

4

Emperor Hadrian

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Roman Wall Builder 2ND Century

8.5 Great

5

Pharaoh Amenhotep III

Pharaoh Amenhotep III (r. c. 1386–1353 BC) was an 18th-dynasty Egyptian ruler whose reign marked a peak of artistic achi...

Egyptian Builder 18TH Dynasty Prosperity

8.3 Great

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Pharaoh Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was a ruler of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty who governed as pharaoh during the fifteenth century BCE, first act...

Egyptian Builder 18TH Dynasty 15TH Century Bc

8.2 Great

7

Emperor Aurelian

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Warrior Roman Crisis 3RD Century

8.1 Great

8

Pharaoh Seti I

Seti I was a pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty who ruled during the 13th century BC and was the father of Ramesses I...

Warrior Egyptian Builder 13TH Century Bc

8.0 Great

9

Pharaoh Ptolemy I

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Egyptian Founder Hellenistic Ptolemaic

7.9 Good

10

Pharaoh Khufu

Khufu was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt's Fourth Dynasty who reigned during the 26th century BCE. He commissioned the Great...

Ancient Egyptian 4TH Dynasty 26TH Century Bc

7.7 Good

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King Shaka

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19TH Century Zulu Warrior African

7.4 Good

12

Queen Cleopatra VII

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Egyptian Hellenistic Ptolemaic 1ST Century Bc

7.3 Good

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Emperor Shah Jahan

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17TH Century Builder Mughal Taj Mahal

7.1 Good

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Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia

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19TH Century Warrior Ethiopian Solomonic

7.1 Good

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King Richard I (the Lionheart)

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12TH Century Warrior English Plantagenet

6.8 Fair

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King Christian IV of Denmark

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Danish 17TH Century Builder Thirty Years War

6.6 Fair

17

King Charles XII of Sweden

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18TH Century Warrior Swedish Great Northern War

6.5 Fair

18

Pharaoh Akhenaten

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Egyptian Reformer 18TH Dynasty 14TH Century Bc

6.4 Fair

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Pharaoh Tutankhamun

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Ancient Egyptian 18TH Dynasty Boy King

6.2 Fair

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King Farouk I of Egypt

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20TH Century Egyptian Muhammad Ali Last King

3.8 Poor