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How did Asia's rulers move their nations forward after ancient times? Explore post-ancient leaders and rulers in this channel.
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Osman or Othman (1238?–1326?), a Turkish tribal leader. He founded the Osmanli, or Ottoman, dynasty, from which the Turkish empire took its name. See more »
Affonso de Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Affonso de (1453-1515), a Portuguese admiral and statesman, founder of the Portuguese Empire in the East.
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Akbar (1542–1605), called Akbar the Great, third ruler of the Mogul Empire in India; reigned 1556–1605.
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Akihito, (1933-), emperor of Japan, 1989- . He is formally called Tenno Heisei; Tenno is the Japanese title for emperor and Heisei (meaning “achieving peace”) is the name of his reign.
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Alexandra Fyodorovna (1872-1918), czarina of Russia, 1894-1917. A grand-daughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, she was Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt before her marriage to Czar Nicholas II in 1894.
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Anastasia, (1901–1918?), the youngest daughter of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia.
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Asoka,(?–232 B.C.), emperor of India, 273–232 B.C. He inherited his empire from his father and by conquest extended his rule over most of what is now India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
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Aurangzeb (1618–1707), an Indian emperor of the Mogul dynasty, reigned 1658–1707.
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Babur, or Baber (1483–1530), the founder of the Mogul Empire of India. He was a descendant of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, a Tatar.
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Godunov, Boris Fyodorovich (1551?–1605), czar of Russia, 1598–1605. He extended Russian territory, improved foreign relations, furthered education, and encouraged foreign trade.
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Daimyo, in Japanese history, a landholding feudal lord. From the 15th century to the late 19th, Japan was divided into feudal realms ruled by daimyo.
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Dmitri, (also Demetrius, and Dimitri), the name used by several pretenders to the Russian throne.
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Elizabeth, or Elizabeth Petrovna (1709-1762), empress of Russia, 1741-61. She was the daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I.
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Aguinaldo, Emilio (1869–1964), a Filipino patriot. In 1896 he led a revolt against Spain; he won many notable victories but when faced with enemy reinforcements had to retreat into the mountains.
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Genghis (also Jenghiz and Chingis) Khan, (1162?–1227), one of the world's great conquerors, founder of an enormous empire in Asia and eastern Europe.
See more »Grigori Efimovich Rasputin
Rasputin, Grigori Efimovich (1871?-1916), a Russian mystic who exercised almost limitless influence over the imperial court in the decade preceding the Russian Revolution.
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Harun al-Rashid, Aaron the Upright (764?–809), the fifth Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (786–809).
See more »Henry Pu-yi
Pu-yi, Henry (1906–1967), the last emperor of China. He is also known by the title Hsüan T'ung, the name of his reign.
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Hussein I, (1935–1999), king of Jordan from 1952 until his death. He maintained close relations with Great Britain and the United States.
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Ibn Saud, Abdul Aziz, (1880–1953), founder of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. An able ruler, King Ibn Saud established order and security, broke down old patriarchal loyalties, and promoted Arab nationalism.
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