How would you list them in top 15?
First of all, I will remove the ones who were never on battlefield, they were more politician than a conqueror.
Now, my top 15 list:
15- Scipio Africanus (236 BC - 183 BC) , Roman Empire
14- Napoleon (1769 – 1821) , French Empire
13- Mehmed the Conqueror (1432 – 1481) , Ottoman Empire
12- Alp Arslan (1029-1072), Seljuk Empire
11- Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC), Roman Republic
10- Mahmud of Ghazni (971 – 1030) , Ghaznavid Empire
9- Muqan Qaghan (553 – 572) , Göktürk Khaganate
8- Akbar the Great (1542 - 1605) , Mughal Empire
7- Hannibal (247 BC - 181 BC) , Carthaginian Empire
6- Modu Chanyu (234 BC - 174 BC ) , Xiongnu Empire
5- Cyrus the Great (600 BC – 530 BC) , Achaemenid Empire
4- Attila the Hun (406–453) , Hunnic Empire
3- Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC) , Macedonian Empire
2- Ghengis Khan (1162 –1227) , Mongol Empire
1- Timur (1336 - 1405) , Timurid Empire
Why I put Temujin and Timur above Alexander? Because Ghengis and Timur came from literally nothing yet they conquered a large portion of the world, Alexander inherited a kingdom from his father, Temujin and Timur didn't inherit a kingdom.
As for why I put Timur above Temujin, Timur conquered India where he had to fight War Elephants which was the tanks of that era, meanwhile Temujin conquered some parts of China but he was never tested vs special War Elephants, or didn't fight against great commanders like Thunderbolt Bayezid or Tokhtamysh Khan, Timur beat them and stayed undefeated. Temujin wasn't undefeated, Temujin lost in 1203 Battle of Khalakhaljid Sands.
What is your top 15?
First of all, I will remove the ones who were never on battlefield, they were more politician than a conqueror.
Now, my top 15 list:
15- Scipio Africanus (236 BC - 183 BC) , Roman Empire
14- Napoleon (1769 – 1821) , French Empire
13- Mehmed the Conqueror (1432 – 1481) , Ottoman Empire
12- Alp Arslan (1029-1072), Seljuk Empire
11- Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC), Roman Republic
10- Mahmud of Ghazni (971 – 1030) , Ghaznavid Empire
9- Muqan Qaghan (553 – 572) , Göktürk Khaganate
8- Akbar the Great (1542 - 1605) , Mughal Empire
7- Hannibal (247 BC - 181 BC) , Carthaginian Empire
6- Modu Chanyu (234 BC - 174 BC ) , Xiongnu Empire
5- Cyrus the Great (600 BC – 530 BC) , Achaemenid Empire
4- Attila the Hun (406–453) , Hunnic Empire
3- Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC) , Macedonian Empire
2- Ghengis Khan (1162 –1227) , Mongol Empire
1- Timur (1336 - 1405) , Timurid Empire
Why I put Temujin and Timur above Alexander? Because Ghengis and Timur came from literally nothing yet they conquered a large portion of the world, Alexander inherited a kingdom from his father, Temujin and Timur didn't inherit a kingdom.
As for why I put Timur above Temujin, Timur conquered India where he had to fight War Elephants which was the tanks of that era, meanwhile Temujin conquered some parts of China but he was never tested vs special War Elephants, or didn't fight against great commanders like Thunderbolt Bayezid or Tokhtamysh Khan, Timur beat them and stayed undefeated. Temujin wasn't undefeated, Temujin lost in 1203 Battle of Khalakhaljid Sands.
What is your top 15?
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