swap_horiz Timur (Tamerlane) 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

Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror

Mehmed II was an Ottoman sultan who reigned from 1444 to 1446 and again from 1451 to 1481. On May 29, 1453, his forces c...

Ottoman 15TH Century Conqueror Osman

8.9 Great

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

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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

13

Emperor Babur

Babur (1483-1530) was a Timurid prince from Central Asia and the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent...

Founder 16TH Century Mughal Central Asian

7.8 Good

14

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

15

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 Edward I

Edward I, born in 1239, ruled England from 1272 until his death in 1307. His conquest of Wales resulted in the defeat of...

Medieval English 13TH Century Plantagenet

7.5 Good

17

Nadir Shah

Nadir Shah was an Iranian military ruler who became shah in 1736 and founded the Afsharid dynasty. He restored Iranian p...

18TH Century Persian Conqueror Afsharid

7.2 Good

18

Emperor Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan was the fifth Mughal emperor, ruling from 1628 until 1658 during a period noted for imperial architecture and...

17TH Century Builder Mughal Taj Mahal

7.1 Good

19

Emperor Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal emperor of India, ruling from 1658 until his death in 1707. During his reign, the Mughal...

Expansion Religious 17TH Century Mughal

6.0 Fair

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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