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Name a Valid Year: Rulers #1

Name a year they were alive, or a year included in academic estimates of when they were or could have been alive.
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Last updated: March 18, 2022
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Name
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Reign
Alexander the Great
As King of Macedonia, he captured pieces of Western Asia and Northern Africa
336-323 BCE
Ashoka the Great
One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka controlled almost all India and promoted the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia
c.268-232 BCE
Napoleon Bonaparte
Serving as First Consul and then Emperor of France, he conquered large swathes of Europe
1799-1804, 1804-1814, 1815
Leonid Brezhnev
His reign over the USSR was second only to Stalin's in duration
1964-1982
Sitting Bull
The principal leader of the entire Sioux nation, he famously defeated General Custer at Little Bighorn
1867-1890
Charlemagne
He was the first Holy Roman Emperor
800-814
Constantine the Great
Arguably, his most important act as Emperor of Rome was conversion to Christianity
306-337
Ezana of Axum
King of Axum (centered in modern-day Ethiopia), he conquered the Kingdom of Kush and converted the kingdom to Christianity
c. 320-360
Frederick the Great
"Old Fritz" was a leader for the Prussian military and the Enlightenment
1740-1786
Genghis Khan
As Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, he conquered most of Eurasia and killed thousands
1206-1227
Hammurabi
Known for his set of codified laws, which he claimed to receive from Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice
c. 1792-1750 BCE
Emperor Hirohito
He "led" Japan through the Second World War and the following recovery
1926-1989
Ivan the Terrible
The first Tsar of all Russia
1547-1575, 1575-1584
K'inich Janaab' Pakal
He was ajaw of the Mayan city-state Palenque, and his tomb, the Temple of Inscriptions, has extensive glyph writing and records
615-683
Abraham Lincoln
President of the U.S. during American Civil War
1861-1865
Louis XIV
"The Sun King" built the Palace of Versailles
1643-1715
Nebuchadnezzar II
This King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire allegedly had the Hanging Gardens Built and had the title "King of the Universe"
605-562 BCE
Prajadhipok
Revolution forced Siam's last absolute monarch to abdicate; its rural economy was hit hard by worldwide economic depression
1925-1935
Suleiman the Magnificent
He ruled as sultan over the Ottoman Empire during its peak in economic and military power
1520-1566
Queen Victoria
Monarch of Britain through the Industrial Revolution
1837-1901
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3 Comments
Amilcar
+3
Level 73
Mar 18, 2022
Great quiz - I don't think the type-in worked properly for Sitting Bull, though. None of the dates I typed in from during that time worked until I hit upon the last date in the range.
Dimby
+2
Level 83
Mar 18, 2022
Oh thanks. I missed a square bracket on the regex. Fixed. :)
vermiciousknid
+2
Level 91
Apr 8, 2022
Excellent quiz!
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