In the long history, countless powerful empires and emperors went down in history. Such as Genghis Khan, Attila, Timur, Alexander the Great, Ashoka, Thutmose III, Charlemagne, Augustus Caesar, Qin Shihuang and cyrus the great.

1, Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan, the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, was also recognized as Lord of War in the world. The Mongol khanate established by Genghis Khan and his descendants spanned Europe and Asia, paving the way for his grandson Kublai Khan to become the emperor who unified China and the founder of the Yuan Dynasty.

At that time, almost all religions in the world were under its jurisdiction. His conquest area is four times that of Alexander the Great, ranking first, no doubt.

2. Attila

Attila, known as "God of the Scourge", succeeded to the throne in 434 AD. His army invaded the Balkans twice and surrounded Constantinople. He also ruled the territory from Germany to the Caspian Sea for nearly 20 years. Although his empire was in its heyday, he was regarded as the embodiment of cruelty, killing and belligerence.

3. Timur

Timur was born in modern Uzbekistan. Although he can't read, he is very clever. He can speak at least three languages and invented a kind of chess. When he founded the empire, he experienced more than 30 years of conquest. At that time, no powerful empire dared to confront it. Finally, under his leadership, he established a great empire from Delhi to Damascus and from the Aral Sea to the Persian Gulf.

4. Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great, the first of the four military commanders in European history, unified Greece and swept the Middle East. In 323 BC, he established the empire with the largest territory in the world at that time, exceeding the total territory of the seven warring States countries in the East. His conquest spread the ancient Greek civilization widely.

5. Ashoka

Ashoka, known as the "worry-free king", is the third generation emperor of the peacock dynasty in ancient India. In his early years, he killed all his brothers militarily, and finally unified the whole South Asian subcontinent and part of Afghanistan today.

Later, he began to believe in Buddhism and repent of his massacre. Ashoka built Buddhist buildings all over the country. It is said that a total of 84,000 pagodas were built to worship Buddhist bones, and he also ordered people to compile the Buddhist masterpiece On Things.

6. Thutmose III

Tuthmus III, the Pharaoh of ancient Egypt 18 dynasty, launched a large-scale war of external expansion during his reign, and conquered the land of Palestine, Syria, Nubia and Mesopotamia, thus making Egypt begin to move towards an intercontinental empire. In addition, he was one of the first rulers to understand supply lines and maritime forces, and was called "Napoleon of the ancient world" by later generations.

7. Charlemagne

Charlemagne ruled a European empire-Charlemagne Empire, which was mainly established in parts of France, Germany and Italy. He launched 53 battles in his life and established a country outside the sacred territory of the Roman Empire. He is also the greatest supporter and defender of the Catholic Church.

8. Augustus Caesar

Augustus Caesar, the founder of the Roman Empire, was awarded the title of "Augustus" because he successfully quelled the civil war that tried to split the Roman Republic, and then reorganized the Roman government and established the system of heads of state. Under his rule, the Roman Empire expanded to Hungary, Croatia and Egypt, which brought two centuries of peace and prosperity to the Roman Empire and was regarded as a god by the ancient Romans.

9. Qin Shihuang

Qin Shihuang was called "the first emperor" and was an outstanding ruler. He annexed six countries in just ten years. After the "Battle of Qin attacking Baiyue", the great cause of reunification was completed and a powerful centralized country with the Han nationality as the main body was established.

During his reign, he established the emperor system, unified the writing, currency and weights and measures, established a powerful Qin Jun, expanded to the outside world, and laid the territory of China.

10, cyrus the great

Cyrus the great started from a small leader, and after a series of wars, he finally defeated the three empires of Medea, Lydia and Babylon, unified most of the ancient Middle East, and established the ancient Persian Empire from India to the Mediterranean, which was honored by Iranians as "the father of Iran". In addition, he created the first "human rights charter" to abolish slavery.

Summary:

In the history of human development, there are many great rulers who have played a key role in their personal charm, the scale of their empire and their influence on history.