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Based of well-fare of their own people,world change caused and influence on the world

Alexander the Great 25 22.32%
 
Julias Caesar 19 16.96%
 
Adolf Hitler 21 18.75%
 
Genghis Khan 19 16.96%
 
Napoleon 5 4.46%
 
Queen Victoria 7 6.25%
 
Charlemagne 7 6.25%
 
Darius the Great 7 6.25%
 
Total:110

Based of well-fare of their own people,world change caused and influence on the world

 

Alexander the Great

Known for his brutal and legendary military tactics, Alexander was probably one of the best if not the best military commanders of all time. He was definitely one of the most successful, however, conquering much of the world at the time and sometimes making entire cities surrender to him without killing a single person. 

Julias Caesar


Caesar, also known as Augustus, became the first emperor of the Roman Empire and ruled from 27 BC until his assassination in 14 AD. His rule established an era of unfamiliar peace and quiet, known as the Pax Romana, a feat that had never before been accomplished. Caesar managed to acquire total power but he didn’t have to use any false promises and lies like rulers before him.

Adolf Hitler

Yes, that’s right. The creator of the Nazi party, the man responsible for mass genocide during World War II, was indeed a great ruler. Germany was in bad times when Hitler rose to power, and Hitler was the charamistic leader that the Germans could look up to. This one man blamed all of Germany’s problems on a scapegoat: the Jews living in Germany at the time, and somehow managed to convince the entire country of Germany that it really was the Jews’ fault for all of Germany’s problems. Even if it was a terrible thing to do, it was no mean feat and required the skills and prowess of a great leader.

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan was perhaps the most brutal leader the world has ever seen, but he was one of the most successful. He founded the Mongol Empire, one of the most powerful forces in the world at that time. Genghis Khan’s brilliant military strategies and tactics puts him on this list. He conquered most of the world during his prime and united many nomadic tribes in Asia.

Napoleon

Napoleon I of France, later known as Emperor Napoleon, was a prominent military and political leader of France and he heavily influenced European politics in the early 19th century. He basically dominated continental Europe through superior military tactics and intelligence. He continued to prosper until the French invasion of Russia in 1812, and his success steadily declined. But his establishment of the Napoleon code laid the administrative and judicial foundations for much of Western Europe.

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria is associated with Britain's great age of industrial expansion, economic progress and, especially, empire. At her death, it was said, Britain had a worldwide empire on which the sun never set.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne was the King of the Franks from 768 to his death. He has had a long record of accomplishments that prove his worth to be on this list. He expanded and united the Frankish kingdoms into the single, powerful Frankish Empire. His rule is also associated with the Carolingian Renaissance, the period in which art and other cultural artifacts revived and peaked through the Catholic Church.

Darius the Great

Darius the Great, was one of the greatest kings of Persia and one of the great kings that ruled Persia in the Achaemenid Empire, also known as the Persian Empire .Darius ruled the Persian Empire at its peak, when it extended from the Indus River (modern day Pakistan) through Central and Southwest Asia to Egypt and part of Europe. He faced down many revolts throughout the Empire such such a revolt by the Babylonians. He further extended the Empire by conquering the Scythians, Thrace and Macedon.



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The first four on your list are some of the greatest military leaders - not necessarily the greatest rulers.

For example Augustus Caesar was (in my opinion) a greater ruler than Julius, though Julius was a near unmatched general.



personally I'd say Bismarck, but from the list I'd go with Genghis Khan



Genghis Khan, IMO. I dunno if he's the greatest ruler necessarily, but he's certainly the greatest conqueror. To go from the orphaned son of a tribal chieftan, to uniter of all Mongolia, to conqueror of most of the known world... is damned impressive.



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Hail Satan



Obama for dealing with the republican and the tea party at the same time in the worst economy eva, any weaker man would have killed himself by now



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I think the Aztec kings would've featured if we knew more about them...



TeddostheFireKing said:
personally I'd say Bismarck, but from the list I'd go with Genghis Khan


I would definitely agree with Bismarck, he took Prussia from one of the larger states in the 40's, and turned it into an economic powerhouse and took over Germany by convincing others to declaring war on him. Under him, Prussia, then Germany were just better than everyone else... but then it was all ruined by Kaiser Wilhelm



Genghis Khan controlled the largest land empire. Also, the Mongolian tactics at the time were far superior than anyone else. They sacked tons of cities in Russia, Middle East, etc...  They were about to run rampant in Europe when their armies were called back to the east to settle a dispute.  They had countless victory after victory. I think it was said that Genghis Khan never lost a battle.

 

Why didn't you make a poll for the thread??