He was successful at doing that. He ruled his kingdom for 42 years.…
He was the fourth and final king to be descended from Jehu This fulfilled God's prophecy to Jehu of allowing Jehu's son, grandson, and great-grandson to reign as kings of Israel for destroying the dynasty of the evil King Ahab. He was assassinated by Shallum, who then became…
Peter the Great vs. Louis XIV There has yet to be a king in history that is without fault, that has no failures. In the early 1600’s to the late 1600’s two kings arose, one from Russia and one from France. Peter the Great was from Russia, while Louis XIV was from France. While both of these rulers had obstacles, they both climbed over them and managed to get back on their feet and they made their rule historical. Both Peter the Great and Louis XIV had many goals that they wanted to achieve, they both had many accomplishments and they both had many failures.…
Cleopatra v. Mansour: Permanent Beauty or Temporary Presidency Pope Shenouda II once said,”Egypt is not just a country we live in but a country that lives in us.” Cleopatra is the face of beauty and charm which she used to her advantage when ruling. Adly Mansour has his focus entirely on how Egypt is being ruled and the safety of the citizens. Although both Cleopatra and Adly Mansour are both very famous Egyptian rulers, Mansour focuses more on how his country is being ruled.…
Hammurabi is the finest acknowledged and most notable of all Mesopotamian kings. He ruled the Babylonian Empire from 1792-50 B.C.E. Although he was concerned with maintaining order in his kingdom, this was not his single purpose for gathering the list of laws. When he started ruling the city-state of Babylon, he gained power of no more than 50 square miles of territory. As he seized other city-states and his empire grew, he saw the need to unite the several groups he controlled.…
When we hear the name “Genghis Khan”, we tend to think of a merciless, brutal barbarian who raped and pillaged his way across Asia and Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. We wouldn’t be entirely wrong to think of him that way, but there’s a softer, more diplomatic side to him that is often forgotten. Above all, Genghis Khan was a fair and honorable ruler. From his rise, to the height of his power, he stayed true to his own belief system and never allowed it to be compromised. He was relentless in battle, but he also brought unity and order to his country.…
The translated texts of the inscriptions concerning the reign of Darius, King of Persia, from Behistun and Naqs gives insight into how Darius perceived his own claim to the throne and his actions throughout his reign. In contrast, excerpts from book three of Herodotus’s Histories provides an outside and reflective view of the reign of Darius. Although there are several similar aspects in their narratives, Darius and Herodotus present differing views on Darius’s claim to the throne and what the king accomplished throughout his reign. Darius supports his claim to the throne by tracking his lineage all the way back to Achaemenes, his family's namesake. He then goes on the say that he is the ninth of the line of Achaemenes to be king, although…
He facilitated Egypt’s rise to become a leader in the Arab world. He is the man who stood up to western imperialism. Arab nationionalsm is his greatest legacy. But his promise was never really fulfilled. He died in 1970 and, with the advent of Anwar Sadat, many of his plans never came to fruition.…
Hello and marhaban simple peasant folk, I am King Akhenaten, originally known as Amenhotep IV. I was born in 1385 B.C. to Amenhotep III and Queen Tiyi. I was, debatably, crowned to the throne of Egypt in 1367 B.C. at the age of 18, but it was only because my older brother Thutmose, the original crown prince, was the victim of an early death (deja vu). I married Queen Nefertiti (and others), and my six daughters were the princesses Meketaten, Meritaten, Ankhesenpaten, Neferneferuaten minor, Neferneferure, and Satenpenre. Unfortunately, four of them died during my reign.…
Suleiman was also known as the lawgiver and the laws he created worked successfully to better rule his empire. Suleiman worked on new ideas that strengthened his government and military, but also addressed taxation and the treatment of peasants. Suleiman changed laws so that people were paid for their services, established a simpler taxation policy, and established new rules regarding crime and punishment. Because of his fair systems of laws, Suleiman was known as a great legislator, who made his empire a place of personal freedom and security for his subjects for his subjects. For his subjects for his subjects for his subjects Suleiman and the Ottoman Empire were also very successful because of his ideas and practices of religious tolerance.…
Hammurabi was a Babylonian King who had many accomplishments, one being the Code of Hammurabi. According to the text, Hammurabi was a great leader to his empire. His successful skills as a military leader and an administrator qualified him for rule. During his reign he paid attention to the needs of his people, improve the irrigation of fields, built opulent temples to the gods. and maintained the infrastructures of the cities under his control.…
A lot of things can happen within a short amount of time. A single man can change the world in his lifetime and go down in history. Hammurabi is one of these men. He was the most famous of all of the Babylonian kings. Before his time, Babylonia was a prominent society, but during his reign, he made it the number one society of the era.…
Darius I was the third king of Persian Achaemenid Empire who was also commonly called and known as Darius the Great. Darius the Great has lived from 550 to 486 Before Christ Existed. Darius ascended the throne by overthrowing Gaumata, the alleged magus usurper of Bardiya with the assistance of six other Persian noble families; Darius was crowned the following morning. The new king met with rebellions throughout his kingdom and quelled them each time. A major event in Darius's life was his expedition to punish Athens and Eretria for their aid in the Ionian Revolt, and subjugate Greece.…
Audrey Truschke's biography Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King details one of India's most debated rulers since 2015. The author is an Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University. She is a distinguished author that has published an earlier book called Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court. Using clear and concise language, Truschke provides evidence and facts to clear away false information and provide new insight into the mind and mannerisms of King Aurangzeb. As such, the life of Aurangzeb will be separated into his early years, rule at court, and conquering of the Deccan.…
The Assyrian and the Persian empire were two empires that were very successful in their own right. Both empires differed in how they were governed and how they treated the citizens of their empires. However, regardless of the major differences, there were still a few similarities between the two of them. This paper will compare and contrast the administrative structure of both empires, along with the leader’s attitudes toward their citizens. The Assyrian Empire as a whole was a rather successful empire.…