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Medieval Era Figures
Kings, knights, and empire-builders from the medieval period (500–1500 CE) who shaped the Old World.
Top Figures in This Category
Rajendra Chola I
Medieval · India
82
Genghis Khan
Medieval · Mongolia
81
Emperor Wen of Sui
Medieval · China
80
Afonso de Albuquerque
Medieval · Portugal
80
Emperor Taizong of Tang
Medieval · China
79
Suleiman I
Medieval · Ottoman Empire
79
Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba
Medieval · Spain
79
Alexios I Komnenos
Medieval · Byzantine Empire
78
Babur
Medieval · Mughal Empire
78
Isabella I of Castile
Medieval · Spain
77
Abu Bakr
Medieval · Rashidun Caliphate
77
Muawiyah I
Medieval · Umayyad Caliphate
76
Yi Seong-gye
Medieval · Korea
76
Ivan III the Great
Medieval · Muscovy
75
Otto I the Great
Medieval · Holy Roman Empire
75
Charles I of Spain
Medieval · Spain
75
King Sejong the Great
Medieval · Korea
75
Xu Da
Medieval · China
75
Kublai Khan
Medieval · Mongolia
74
Charles V
Medieval · Holy Roman Empire
74
Alp Arslan
Medieval · Seljuk Empire
74
Umar
Medieval · Rashidun Caliphate
74
Yongle Emperor
Medieval · China
74
Li Yuan
Medieval · China
74
Suleiman the Magnificent
Medieval · Ottoman Empire
73
Vytautas the Great
Medieval · Lithuania
73
Yang Jian
Medieval · China
73
Leo III the Isaurian
Medieval · Byzantine Empire
72
Abd al-Rahman III
Medieval · Al-Andalus
72
Abd al-Rahman I
Medieval · Al-Andalus
72
Hongwu Emperor
Medieval · China
72
Emperor Taizu of Song
Medieval · China
72
Mansa Musa
Medieval · Mali Empire
72
Tamar of Georgia
Medieval · Georgia
72
Zhao Kuangyin
Medieval · China
72
Jayavarman VII
Medieval · Cambodia
71
Toghrul Beg
Medieval · Seljuk Empire
71
Harun al-Rashid
Medieval · Abbasid Caliphate
71
Askia Muhammad
Medieval · Songhai Empire
71
Malik-Shah I
Medieval · Seljuk Empire
71
Charlemagne
Medieval · Frankish Empire
71
Uthman
Medieval · Rashidun Caliphate
71
Lorenzo de Medici
Medieval · Italy
71
Simeon I of Bulgaria
Medieval · Bulgaria
71
Deva Raya II
Medieval · India
71
Moctezuma II
Medieval · Aztec Empire
71
Oba Ewuare I
Medieval · Benin Kingdom
71
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Medieval · Umayyad Caliphate
71
Selim I
Medieval · Ottoman Empire
71
Taejo of Joseon
Medieval · Korea
70