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2. Alexander The Great

1. Genghis Khan

  • Born: c. 1162
  • Died: 1227
  • He was hated in Asia
  • He was tough
  • He had over 12 million square kilometers
  • His army was fearless
  • He was the George Washington of Mongolia
  • He died with a successor
  • Had a memorial built 80o years after his death
  • His army had very skilled archers
  • He murdered his messenger
  • Born: 356 BC
  • Died: 323 BC
  • Domain over 5 million square kilometers
  • Took control of the Persian Empire at 25
  • He never lost a battle
  • Got his whole domain in 13 years
  • He introduced the Greek language
  • 2nd largest empire ever
  • He was an inspiration
  • He became ill coming home from battle
  • In 333 BC, he broke a knot, you could rule all of Asia if you could untie it. He slashed it with his sword

3. Tamerlane

  • Born: 1336
  • Died: 1405
  • United his empire in 1370
  • Went on rampage for 40 years
  • His empire collapsed after his death in 1405
  • Died of the plague in 1405
  • Was more of a politician
  • Soldiers were fierce and ruthless
  • Has many statues in Uzbekistan
  • He was a "hero"

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4. Cyrus The Great

  • Born: 580 BC
  • Died: 539 BC
  • He was not ruthless or crewel
  • He was killed in battle
  • He is buried in Iran
  • King of Babylon from 539 BC
  • Domain of 5 million square kilometers
  • He actually fought in battles
  • His tomb is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • He set up local governments
  • His soldiers were organized in groups of 10

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5. Shi Huangdi

  • Born: 259 BC
  • Died: 210 BC
  • Had a domain close to 5 million square kilometers
  • Proclaimed himself the Emperor of China in 221 BC
  • He was the first ever. The last (Puyi) stopped ruling on July 12, 1917
  • He was fearless and ruthless
  • He was hated
  • He confined himself into his palace
  • He has the largest tomb in the world
  • His tomb has 7,000 clay soldiers
  • He died f an overdose of Mercury, thinking it could give him eternal life.

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6. Attila The Hun

  • Born: 406
  • Died: 453
  • Was remembered as crewel
  • Had early 4 million square kilometers in Europe and Asia
  • Ruled with his brother, and reportedly murdered him so he could rule alone
  • Had good leadership skills
  • His army was a loose alliance of nomadic tribes
  • Knew his enemy very well
  • Had a small army
  • United the Huns
  • He died on his wedding night. He ate too much, had a nosebleed, fell asleep, and choked on his own blood.

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8: Julius Caesar

  • Born: 100 BC
  • Died: 44 BC
  • Conquered Europe and the Middle East
  • Had 2,000,000 square kilometers
  • Was assassinated by his friends and political opponents
  • The topic of a William Shakespeare play
  • Was captured by pirates
  • After he died, the Emperor was known at the Caesar
  • Had land in 23 countries
  • His successor was his adopted nephew Octavian
  • His empire lasted over 500 years

7. Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Born: 1769
  • Died: 1821
  • Emperor of France from 1804
  • Empire covered more the 3.5 million square kilometers
  • Won almost 60 battles
  • Nicknamed "The Undefeated"
  • He was not short, he was actually average size for his time. He always stood next to tall soldiers.
  • Lost his final battle at Waterloo
  • Was in exile twice
  • He had a VERY good army

9: Hernán Cortés

10: William The Conqueror

  • Born: 1485
  • Died: 1547
  • Had a domain of 500,000 square kilometers in Mexico and Spain
  • Defeated the Aztecs in 1519
  • Was a mayor in Cuba
  • His army was small
  • Captured the Aztecs' capital city on August 15, 1521
  • He had 12 horses and 500 men
  • He tried to change the culture in Mexico, but instead spread diseases
  • He got rid of Aztecs
  • Changed history forever in Mexico
  • Born: About 1028
  • Died: 1087
  • Conquered England and Scotland
  • King of England from 1066-87
  • Had a domain of 260,000 square kilometers.
  • Spent the last 15 years of his life in Normandy, France
  • Had the Domesday Book (like a census) published
  • Was completed in 1086, now kept in London
  • He was more of a warrior
  • It took him 7 months to plan for the Battle of Hastings
  • Won the Battle of Hastings in 1066
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