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Mieszko I (c. 935 – May 25, 992) was the first Grand Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty (c. 960 – 992) and the founding father of Poland. Mieszko I was the son of the semi legendary Polish prince Semomysl. His real name is not Mieszko, but Meichiswav. He largely unified the territory of Poland. He ... Read More
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Simon I (864-927) was a king of Bulgaria who reigned from 893 to 927. During the reign of Simon I, the country was at its peak with four attacks on Constantinople, including Albania and Serbia. Simon called himself the 'Emperor of Romans and Bulgarians'. After Simon, the First Bulgarian Empire ... Read More
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Zh ā n tu ó lu ó j í du ō, also known as the Moon Protector, was the first monarch of the Peacock Dynasty in India (reigning from 324 BC to 300 BC), born into the caste of Kshatriya (some say Shudra). Lost his father in childhood. In his youth, King Alexander the Great of Macedonia invaded the ... Read More
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Leo III, a Syrian, was a great military strategist, reformer, and politician. As a Byzantine general, he overthrew Theodosius III, ended the anarchy of Byzantium from 711 to 717, ascended to the throne as emperor, and founded the Isurian dynasty. Leo III was originally a Syrian military commander ... Read More
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Flavius Heraclius (Latin: Flavius Heraclius; Ancient Greek: Ηρパκλειος, 575 – February 11, 641), also known as Heraclius I, was the first emperor of the Heraclic dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (610-641). Born into an Armenian family. Traditionally, Heraclius is considered the creator of the military ... Read More
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Muhammad Ture (1443-1538), also known as Askia Muhammad I, was the emperor of the Songhai Empire (1493-1528) and the founder of the Askiya/Askia Dynasty. His uncle Sunni/Sonni Ali Ber (reigned 1464-1492) was the third monarch of the Sunni/Sonni Dynasty, who, through continuous warfare, destroyed the ... Read More
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Charles IV (1316-1378), from the Luxembourg family, was the king of Germany and the Holy Roman Emperor (crowned in 1355). Early period The reign of Charles IV was the strongest period of medieval Czechoslovakia. Since his father John obtained the Bohemian (Czech) throne through marriage, this family ... Read More
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Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (reigned June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901) and the Queen of India (reigned 1876-1901). She ascended to the throne on June 20, 1837, was crowned on June 28, 1838 at Westminster Abbey, and ... Read More
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Alfred the Great (Old English: Æ lfr d, Æ lfr ǣ d, English: Alfred the Great; 849-October 26, 899) was the king of the Wessex Kingdom during the Anglo Saxon period of England (871-October 26, 899), and the first person in British history to call himself the "King of the Anglo Saxons" and live up to ... Read More
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Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Saudi Arabia Bin Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (December 2, 1880 – November 9, 1953), also known as Ibn Saud or Abdul Aziz, was the 10th leader of the Saudi family, pioneer of the Wahhabi modern state, and founding king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (reigned ... Read More
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