Napoleon I Bonaparte (The French Empire, the Age of Revolutions)
He created the Civil Code, which laid the foundations of modern law, carried out large-scale reforms of public administration, the education system and the economy, and also created a powerful army, changing the map of Europe.
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4
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220
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (Kingdom of Jerusalem, Middle Ages)
He successfully defended Jerusalem from Salah al-Din, defeating him at the Battle of Montjizar at the age of 16. He preserved the unity of the country despite severe leprosy
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4
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320
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Roman Empire, Antiquity)
The "Philosopher Emperor" successfully defended the borders of the empire from barbarians and wrote an outstanding philosophical work "To Himself".
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4
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420
Octavian Augustus (Roman Empire, Antiquity)
The first Roman emperor, the founder of the principate, who initiated the 200-year era of stability (Pax Romana).
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4
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518
Justinian I the Great (Byzantine Empire, Antiquity)
He systematized Roman law (Corpus Juris Civilis), conquered Italy and Africa, and built St. Sophia Cathedral. Under him, Byzantium came closest to the revival of the Roman Empire within its former borders.
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618
Oda Nobunaga (Japan, Renaissance)
Samurai united most of Japan under his rule, crushed powerful Buddhist clans, effectively introduced firearms into army tactics and stimulated free trade.
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717
Isabella I of Castile (Spain, Renaissance)
United Spain, completed the Reconquista (capture of Granada) and expelled the Moors. She funded Christopher Columbus's expedition to discover America and established the Inquisition.
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817
Alexander III of Macedon (Macedonian Empire, Antiquity)
He created one of the largest empires of antiquity without losing a single battle, and launched the era of Hellenism (the fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures).
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917
Gaius Julius Caesar (Roman Republic, Antiquity)
He conquered Gaul, won the civil war, reformed the Julian calendar, and laid the foundations for the future Roman Empire.
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1017
Marcus Ulpius Nerva Trajan (Roman Empire, Antiquity)
He expanded the borders of the empire to their historical maximum, earned the title of "The Best Emperor" from the Senate.
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1117
Tokugawa Ieyasu (Japan, Renaissance)
He founded the Tokugawa Shogunate after the victory at Sekigahara, united Japan and ended the era of wars. He moved the capital to Edo, created a system of control for the Bakufu daimyo, and laid the foundation for 250 years of peace.
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1217
Frederick I Barbarossa (SRI, Middle Ages)
The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, turned the chivalric army into a powerful force, made 6 campaigns in Italy.
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2
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0
1317
Tai Tsung (Tang Empire, Middle Ages)
His reign is recognized as the golden age of China. He reduced taxes for peasants and created an effective system of state examinations.
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1
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0
1416
Sejong the Great (Joseon, Middle Ages)
He created the Hangul Korean alphabet, making literacy accessible to the people, improved movable type, developed science (created a rain gauge) and strengthened the borders of the state.
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1516
Zhu Yuanzhang (Ming Empire, Middle Ages)
He led a rebellion against the Mongol yoke, expelled the Yuan Dynasty, and founded the Chinese Ming Empire.
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1
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1
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0
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1616
Kangxi (Qing Empire, Renaissance)
He strengthened the Qing Dynasty by suppressing the rebellion of the Three Princes and annexing Taiwan, Mongolia and Tibet. He concluded the Nerchinsk Treaty with Russia, reduced taxes and published a Kangxi dictionary, developing culture.
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1716
Constantine I the Great (Roman Empire, Antiquity)
He made Christianity the dominant religion (the Edict of Milan) and moved the capital of the state to Constantinople.
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1
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3
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1
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1816
Frederick II the Great (Kingdom of Prussia, Enlightenment)
He turned Prussia into the strongest power in Europe, won the Seven Years' War, annexed Silesia, introduced religious freedom, abolished torture, and developed the economy, courts, and culture.
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1916
George Washington (USA, the Age of Revolutions)
He led the Continental Army and won the American War of Independence, becoming the country's first president. He laid the foundations of public administration and voluntarily renounced his third term.
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1
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2015
Wu Di (Han Empire, Antiquity)
He made Confucianism the state ideology of China, defeated the Huns and opened the Great Silk Road.
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1
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1
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2115
Otto I the Great (Sri, Middle Ages)
Founder of the Holy Roman Empire. He defeated the nomadic Hungarians at the Battle of Lech, ending their raids forever, and subjugated the church to the state.
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1
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1
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2215
Maria Theresa (Archduchy of Austria, Enlightenment)
She carried out profound reforms in Austria: she created a regular army, separated judicial and executive powers, introduced universal schooling and a unified criminal code, and taxed the nobility.
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2315
Philip II Augustus (France, Middle Ages)
He conquered Normandy, Anjou and Aquitaine from the British, turning France from a weak kingdom into a leading European power.
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2415
Charles I the Great (Carolingian Empire, Middle Ages)
He united most of Western Europe, founded the Carolingian Empire, and launched a cultural renaissance.
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2514
Konrad Adenauer (Germany, Modern times)
He raised Germany from the ruins, achieved its sovereignty and integrated it into the Western world through joining NATO. He laid the foundations for the future of the European Union and secured Germany's economic miracle.
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2614
Elizabeth I (England, Renaissance)
She defeated the Spanish "Invincible Armada", making England a powerful maritime power, strengthened the Anglican Church and provided the country with a golden age of culture (the era of Shakespeare).
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2714
Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore, Modern times)
He transformed Singapore from a poor colony into a global financial center, fought corruption, created an efficient state and a better education system.
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2813
Ivan III the Great (Muscovy, Renaissance)
He overthrew the Horde's yoke, issued a Judicial Code and built a brick Kremlin. By uniting Russia, he expanded the territory of the state by 5-6 times compared to the beginning of his reign.
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2913
Deng Xiaoping (China, Modern Times)
He initiated reforms and openness, creating socialism with Chinese characteristics. He introduced a market economy, brought back Hong Kong, and modernized the PRC. His work led to the rapid growth of the Chinese economy.
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1
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3013
Abraham Lincoln (USA, the Era of Industrialization)
He preserved the unity of the United States in the Civil War, abolished slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment, laid the foundations for the modernization of the country and strengthened the federal government.
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3113
Casimir III the Great (Poland, Middle Ages)
He systematized Polish law (the Wislice Statutes), founded Cracow University, annexed Galician Rus, and built stone towns.
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2
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0
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3212
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Turkey, Modern times)
He founded the Turkish Republic, abolished the caliphate, introduced the Latin alphabet, gave women the right to vote and carried out large-scale Europeanization, creating a secular and modern state.
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1
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3312
Simon Bolivar (Great Colombia, the Age of Revolutions)
The leader of the struggle for the independence of the Spanish colonies. He liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Bolivia, founded Greater Colombia, and became its president.
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2
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2
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2
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2
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3412
Otto Von Bismarck (The German Empire, the Age of Industrialization)
He united Germany and created the German Empire, becoming its first chancellor. He implemented the world's first social insurance system and built a flexible union system in Europe.
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1
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1
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1
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1
3512
Thomas Jefferson (USA, The Age of Revolutions)
The author of the US Declaration of Independence, the 3rd president of the country, who carried out the Louisiana Purchase (expansion by almost 2 times), the founder of the University of Virginia and the ideologist of the separation of church and state.
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2
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0
2
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2
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3612
Stephen III the Great (Principality of Moldavia, Renaissance)
The ruler of Moldova, successfully defended the independence of the state in battles against the Ottomans, Hungary and Poland. He built many fortresses and monasteries, for which he was canonized.
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3712
Gustav II Adolf (Swedish Great Power, Renaissance)
He created a regular army that changed the military affairs of Europe. He led Sweden to victories in the Thirty Years' War, turning it into a great power, and carried out key internal reforms.
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1
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3812
Yaroslav the Wise (Russia, the Middle Ages)
He compiled the first Russian law code in the history of Russia, Russkaya Pravda, and strengthened Russia's international authority through dynastic marriages.
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1
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1
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3911
Theodore Roosevelt (USA, Modern times)
He carried out reforms of the "Fair Course", limited monopolies (destruction of trusts), created systems of national parks and reserves, built the Panama Canal and received the Nobel Peace Prize.
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1
1
1
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1
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1
1
1
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4011
Victoria (Great Britain, the Era of Industrialization)
Under her leadership, Great Britain became the world's leading power. The main achievements: the industrial revolution, the creation of the largest colonial empire, the flourishing of science and culture.
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3
1
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3
1
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0
4111
Jose Mujica (Uruguay, Modern Times)
He legalized marijuana, same-sex marriage, and abortion, reduced poverty from 39% to 11%, and became famous as the "poorest president" for giving up the palace and giving 90% of his salary to charity.
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3
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4211
Henry IV of Navarre (Renaissance France)
He ended the religious wars in France by issuing the Edict of Nantes on religious tolerance.
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3
1
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3
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4311
Alexander II the Liberator (Russian Empire, the Era of Industrialization)
He carried out "Great reforms", the main of which was the abolition of serfdom in 1861. He reformed the court, the army, the zemstvos and education, and also successfully ended the Caucasian War.
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4411
Peter the Great (Russian Empire, Enlightenment)
He founded St. Petersburg, created a powerful regular army and navy, and opened a window to Europe. He won the Northern War against Sweden, declared Russia an empire and carried out large-scale reforms.
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1
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2
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4511
Saint Louis IX (France, the Middle Ages)
He carried out judicial reform (banned judicial fights) and gained the authority of a fair arbitrator in Europe.
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4610
Genghis Khan (Mongol Empire, Middle Ages)
He united nomadic tribes and created the largest continental empire in the history of mankind. He introduced the progressive Yasa Law and launched Eurasian Stability (Pax Mongolica).
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2
2
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2
2
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479
Louis XIV (France, Renaissance)
He strengthened absolutism, turned France into the cultural center of Europe, built Versailles, expanded the borders of the state and created a powerful regular army thanks to the reforms of Colbert.
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1
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1
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1
489
Ivan IV the Terrible (Russian Empire, Renaissance)
He created the Russian Empire, expanded its borders, conquering the Kazan, Astrakhan and Siberian khanates. He issued a new Judicial Code, created the Streletsky army, convened the first Zemsky Sobor and introduced book printing.
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1
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499
Babur (Mughal Empire, Renaissance)
Founder of the Mughal Empire in India. He won the historic Battle of Panipat, united disparate lands, introduced firearms into tactics, and wrote his autobiography, Babur-nameh.
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508
Catherine II the Great (Russian Empire, Enlightenment)
She expanded the borders of the empire by annexing Crimea and Novorossiya, victoriously ended the Russian-Turkish wars, carried out provincial reform and laid the foundations of the education system in Russia.
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518
Akbar I the Great (Mughal Empire, Renaissance)
He expanded the Mughal Empire, introduced a progressive tax system and religious tolerance in India.
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2
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0
2
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527
Mahatma Gandhi (Indian Union, Modern Times)
He led the National liberation movement of India, developed the philosophy of nonviolence (satyagraha), achieved the country's independence from Great Britain and inspired the world to fight for civil rights.
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0
1
1
2
0
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0
1
1
2
0
537
Charles de Gaulle (France, Modern times)
He led the French Resistance in World War II, founded the Fifth Republic and became its first president. He granted independence to Algeria, strengthened France's sovereignty and its nuclear status.
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3
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547
Mehmed II the Conqueror (Ottoman Empire, Renaissance)
He took Constantinople in 1453, which put an end to Byzantium. He also subjugated the Balkans and Crimea, created the Kanun-nama code of laws, and turned the Ottoman state into a global empire.
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1
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0
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1
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0
2
556
Winston Churchill (Great Britain, Modern times)
He rallied the nation during the Second World War and led it to victory over Nazism. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature and went down in history as one of the architects of the post-war world order.
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0
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565
Ismail I (Safavid State, Renaissance)
He founded the Safavid dynasty, united Iran and established Shiism as the state religion.
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1
1
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574
Salah al-Din (Ayyubid Sultanate, Middle Ages)
He united the Middle East, inflicted a crushing defeat on the Crusaders and retook Jerusalem.
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582
Vladimir Lenin (USSR, Modern times)
He founded Bolshevism, led the October Revolution of 1917, and created the world's first socialist state, the USSR. He led Russia out of the First World War and introduced the New Economic Policy.
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592
Joseph Stalin (USSR, Modern times)
He carried out the rapid industrialization of the USSR, won the Great Patriotic War, created nuclear weapons and turned the country into a superpower with powerful geopolitical influence.
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2
2
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2
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602
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (USA, Modern times)
He led the United States out of the Great Depression with the help of the New Deal, introduced a social insurance system, successfully led the country in World War II and became a key initiator of the creation of the United Nations.
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SeverusHBP
You forgot one of the main figures from the WWII era. 🤔 You have Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt in there! 😂