Affonso de Albuquerque

Albuquerque, Affonso de (1453-1515), a Portuguese admiral and statesman, founder of the Portuguese Empire in the East.

Akbar

Akbar (1542–1605), called Akbar the Great, third ruler of the Mogul Empire in India; reigned 1556–1605.

Akihito

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.

Alexandra Feodorovna

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.

Anastasia

Anastasia, (1901–1918?), the youngest daughter of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia.

Asoka

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.

Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb (1618–1707), an Indian emperor of the Mogul dynasty, reigned 1658–1707.

Babur

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.

Boris Godunov

Godunov, Boris Fyodorovich (1551?–1605), czar of Russia, 1598–1605. He extended Russian territory, improved foreign relations, furthered education, and encouraged foreign trade.

Daimyo

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.

Dmitri

Dmitri, (also Demetrius, and Dimitri), the name used by several pretenders to the Russian throne.

Elizabeth of Russia

Elizabeth, or Elizabeth Petrovna (1709-1762), empress of Russia, 1741-61. She was the daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I.

Emilio Aguinaldo

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.

Faisal

Faisal, or Feisal, the name of two kings of Iraq.

Genghis Khan

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.