Famous Conquerors Flashcards

Thutmose III

Pharaoh who created Ancient Egypt's largest ever empire.

Genghis Khan

Founder of the Mongol Empire (the second largest ever).

Napoleon Bonaparte

France's most famous revolutionary turned military leader and emperor.

Qin Shi Huang

First emperor of China and founder of the short-lived Qin Dynasty.

Attila the Hun

Ruler of the Hunnic Empire.

Ashoka the Great

Indian ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty. Spread Buddhism across Asia.

Oda Nobunaga

Powerful warrior whose conquests led to Japan's eventual unification.

Augustus Caesar

Founder of the Roman Empire. Also for whom August is named after.

Mahmud of Ghazni

First Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire of South and Central Asia.

Cyrus the Great

Persia's most famed conqueror, founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

Alexander the Great

Macedonian king who never lost a battle. Empire stretched from Greece to Pakistan.

Umar ibn Al-Khattab

Revered Arab leader of the Rashidun Caliphate. Pivotal to the expansion of Islam.

Charlemagne

Founder of the Holy Roman Empire.

Tamerlane

Turkic founder of the Timurid Empire. Also know as Timur the Lame.

Samudragupta

His reign during the Gupta Empire marks the beginning of the golden age of Indian history.