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Ivan IV Vasilyevich (August 25, 1530 – March 28, 1584), also known as Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible (January 16, 1547 – March 28, 1584), was the son of Grand Duke Vasily III of Moscow and his second wife Yelena Greenskaya. He is the Grand Duke of Moscow. In 1533, Ivan IV ascended the throne and his ... Read More
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Charles VII (Loyal to Duty) (French: Charles VII le Victorieux, February 22, 1403- July 22, 1461) was the fifth king of the Valois dynasty in France (reigning from 1422 to 1461). He is the son of the mad Charles VI and the Bavarian Isab. Because both the elder brother and younger brother passed away ... Read More
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Alexander I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павловиチ; December 23, 1777- December 1, 1825), also known as Alexander I, was the 14th Tsar of the Romanov dynasty in Russia and the 10th Emperor of the Russian Empire (reigned from March 23, 1801 to December 1, 1825). He was the son of Paul I. [18-19] ... Read More
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Clovis I (466 – November 27, 511) was the founder and king of the Frankish Kingdom. In 481 AD, Hilderic I, the leader of the Salion Frankish tribe, passed away and was succeeded by his son Clovis I. The Salion Franks occupied the area west of the lower Rhine River, known as Tocquesandria, centered ... Read More
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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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