Mohammed (also spelled Muhammad, Mehemet, Mehmet, and Mahomet), the name of six sultans of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. See more »

Nicholas, the name of two czars of Russia. See more »

Peter I, called Peter the Great (1672 - 1725), czar of Russia, 1682 - 1725. Under Peter's rule Russia began its advance from a relatively primitive land with many Asian customs to a great European power. See more »

Saladin, ( Arabic: Salah al-Din ) (1137 - 1193), a sultan of Egypt and Syria. He united the Saracens (Muslims) against the Crusaders and restored Jerusalem to Muslim rule. See more »

Tiglath-pileser, the name of three kings of ancient Assyria. See more »

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

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

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. See more »

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. See more »

Anastasia, (1901 - 1918?), the youngest daughter of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia. See more »